Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2021
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2021. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Seattle (America/Los Angeles, PST/PDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2021
- Simha2 Jan, 6:46 am
- Kanya4 Jan, 11:34 am
- Tula6 Jan, 2:59 pm
- Vrishchika8 Jan, 5:27 pm
- Dhanu10 Jan, 7:39 pm
- Makara12 Jan, 10:35 pm
- Kumbha15 Jan, 3:35 am
- Meena17 Jan, 11:45 am
- Mesha19 Jan, 11:06 pm
- Vrishabha22 Jan, 11:54 am
- Mithuna24 Jan, 11:32 pm
- Karka27 Jan, 8:13 am
- Simha29 Jan, 1:51 pm
- Kanya31 Jan, 5:28 pm
- Tula2 Feb, 8:19 pm
- Vrishchika4 Feb, 11:16 pm
- Dhanu7 Feb, 2:44 am
- Makara9 Feb, 7:00 am
- Kumbha11 Feb, 12:40 pm
- Meena13 Feb, 8:39 pm
- Mesha16 Feb, 7:26 am
- Vrishabha18 Feb, 8:10 pm
- Mithuna21 Feb, 8:25 am
- Karka23 Feb, 5:40 pm
- Simha25 Feb, 11:05 pm
- Kanya28 Feb, 1:37 am
- Tula2 Mar, 2:59 am
- Vrishchika4 Mar, 4:50 am
- Dhanu6 Mar, 8:08 am
- Makara8 Mar, 1:08 pm
- Kumbha10 Mar, 7:51 pm
- Meena13 Mar, 4:26 am
- Mesha15 Mar, 4:13 pm
- Vrishabha18 Mar, 4:51 am
- Mithuna20 Mar, 5:38 pm
- Karka23 Mar, 4:00 am
- Simha25 Mar, 10:18 am
- Kanya27 Mar, 12:49 pm
- Tula29 Mar, 1:12 pm
- Vrishchika31 Mar, 1:25 pm
- Dhanu2 Apr, 3:13 pm
- Makara4 Apr, 7:32 pm
- Kumbha7 Apr, 2:30 am
- Meena9 Apr, 11:46 am
- Mesha11 Apr, 10:59 pm
- Vrishabha14 Apr, 11:39 am
- Mithuna17 Apr, 12:39 am
- Karka19 Apr, 11:58 am
- Simha21 Apr, 7:45 pm
- Kanya23 Apr, 11:25 pm
- Tula26 Apr, 12:02 am
- Vrishchika27 Apr, 11:25 pm
- Dhanu29 Apr, 11:37 pm
- Makara2 May, 2:15 am
- Kumbha4 May, 8:13 am
- Meena6 May, 5:24 pm
- Mesha9 May, 4:58 am
- Vrishabha11 May, 5:48 pm
- Mithuna14 May, 6:43 am
- Karka16 May, 6:22 pm
- Simha19 May, 3:18 am
- Kanya21 May, 8:36 am
- Tula23 May, 10:33 am
- Vrishchika25 May, 10:25 am
- Dhanu27 May, 9:59 am
- Makara29 May, 11:09 am
- Kumbha31 May, 3:28 pm
- Meena2 Jun, 11:37 pm
- Mesha5 Jun, 10:57 am
- Vrishabha7 Jun, 11:53 pm
- Mithuna10 Jun, 12:39 pm
- Karka13 Jun, 12:02 am
- Simha15 Jun, 9:12 am
- Kanya17 Jun, 3:37 pm
- Tula19 Jun, 7:12 pm
- Vrishchika21 Jun, 8:29 pm
- Dhanu23 Jun, 8:40 pm
- Makara25 Jun, 9:25 pm
- Kumbha28 Jun, 12:29 am
- Meena30 Jun, 7:13 am
- Mesha2 Jul, 5:43 pm
- Vrishabha5 Jul, 6:29 am
- Mithuna7 Jul, 7:11 pm
- Karka10 Jul, 6:07 am
- Simha12 Jul, 2:44 pm
- Kanya14 Jul, 9:09 pm
- Tula17 Jul, 1:37 am
- Vrishchika19 Jul, 4:23 am
- Dhanu21 Jul, 5:59 am
- Makara23 Jul, 7:27 am
- Kumbha25 Jul, 10:17 am
- Meena27 Jul, 4:03 pm
- Mesha30 Jul, 1:32 am
- Vrishabha1 Aug, 1:52 pm
- Mithuna4 Aug, 2:37 am
- Karka6 Aug, 1:24 pm
- Simha8 Aug, 9:20 pm
- Kanya11 Aug, 2:53 am
- Tula13 Aug, 6:58 am
- Vrishchika15 Aug, 10:15 am
- Dhanu17 Aug, 1:05 pm
- Makara19 Aug, 3:51 pm
- Kumbha21 Aug, 7:27 pm
- Meena24 Aug, 1:08 am
- Mesha26 Aug, 9:59 am
- Vrishabha28 Aug, 9:49 pm
- Mithuna31 Aug, 10:41 am
- Karka2 Sep, 9:49 pm
- Simha5 Sep, 5:36 am
- Kanya7 Sep, 10:19 am
- Tula9 Sep, 1:14 pm
- Vrishchika11 Sep, 3:42 pm
- Dhanu13 Sep, 6:34 pm
- Makara15 Sep, 10:12 pm
- Kumbha18 Sep, 2:55 am
- Meena20 Sep, 9:20 am
- Mesha22 Sep, 6:13 pm
- Vrishabha25 Sep, 5:46 am
- Mithuna27 Sep, 6:44 pm
- Karka30 Sep, 6:34 am
- Simha2 Oct, 3:04 pm
- Kanya4 Oct, 7:47 pm
- Tula6 Oct, 9:47 pm
- Vrishchika8 Oct, 10:49 pm
- Dhanu11 Oct, 12:25 am
- Makara13 Oct, 3:35 am
- Kumbha15 Oct, 8:45 am
- Meena17 Oct, 4:02 pm
- Mesha20 Oct, 1:31 am
- Vrishabha22 Oct, 1:08 pm
- Mithuna25 Oct, 2:06 am
- Karka27 Oct, 2:35 pm
- Simha30 Oct, 12:21 am
- Kanya1 Nov, 6:09 am
- Tula3 Nov, 8:23 am
- Vrishchika5 Nov, 8:34 am
- Dhanu7 Nov, 7:34 am
- Makara9 Nov, 9:06 am
- Kumbha11 Nov, 1:21 pm
- Meena13 Nov, 8:41 pm
- Mesha16 Nov, 6:44 am
- Vrishabha18 Nov, 6:43 pm
- Mithuna21 Nov, 7:40 am
- Karka23 Nov, 8:19 pm
- Simha26 Nov, 7:06 am
- Kanya28 Nov, 2:33 pm
- Tula30 Nov, 6:15 pm
- Vrishchika2 Dec, 6:56 pm
- Dhanu4 Dec, 6:17 pm
- Makara6 Dec, 6:14 pm
- Kumbha8 Dec, 8:39 pm
- Meena11 Dec, 2:46 am
- Mesha13 Dec, 12:35 pm
- Vrishabha16 Dec, 12:50 am
- Mithuna18 Dec, 1:51 pm
- Karka21 Dec, 2:16 am
- Simha23 Dec, 1:11 pm
- Kanya25 Dec, 9:43 pm
- Tula28 Dec, 3:13 am
- Vrishchika30 Dec, 5:37 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2021: all grahas · Transits over your chart
Understand
What gochar is
Gochar means the movement of the grahas: each moves on through the zodiac, and when it crosses from one rasi into the next, that is its sign change (sankramana). This page only says which graha is where, and when. In the classical method gochar is read by counting from a person’s natal Moon sign; to see today’s sky against your own chart, open the transits tool.
Retrograde (vakri) and direct (margi)
Seen from the Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn now and then appear to move backward for a while. That is retrograde motion; the instant the graha stops and turns is a station, and moving forward again is turning direct. It is an effect of the Earth and the planet moving on their orbits at different speeds. The Sun and Moon are never retrograde; Rahu and Ketu (mean) always move backward.
Combustion (asta)
A graha very close to the Sun is lost in its glare; the texts call it asta (set), and its reappearance udaya (rising). The Surya Siddhanta gives a distance limit for each graha. The limits used here: Mangala 17°, Budha 14° (12° when retrograde), Guru 11°, Shukra 10° (8° when retrograde), Shani 15°. Almanacs leave out the asta periods of Guru and Shukra when choosing times for samskaras such as weddings.
Sidereal signs
Indian almanacs count the rasis against the stars (nirayana). Western (tropical) signs run about 24° ahead, so the dates printed there are about three weeks earlier than these. The ayanamsa used here is Lahiri.
How this is calculated
Each graha’s apparent geocentric position from NASA JPL’s DE421 ephemeris, less the Lahiri ayanamsa. The instants of crossing a rasi edge, of zero speed and of reaching the asta limit are found by bisection to under a second. Small differences in ayanamsa can move a slow graha’s time (Shani above all) by a few hours against other almanacs.
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