Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2023
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2023. Every entry is listed below.
Times in Edison (America/New York, EST/EDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2023
- Vrishabha2 Jan, 10:21 am
- Mithuna4 Jan, 9:35 pm
- Karka7 Jan, 9:53 am
- Simha9 Jan, 10:31 pm
- Kanya12 Jan, 10:29 am
- Tula14 Jan, 8:18 pm
- Vrishchika17 Jan, 2:29 am
- Dhanu19 Jan, 4:47 am
- Makara21 Jan, 4:23 am
- Kumbha23 Jan, 3:21 am
- Meena25 Jan, 3:59 am
- Mesha27 Jan, 8:06 am
- Vrishabha29 Jan, 4:16 pm
- Mithuna1 Feb, 3:29 am
- Karka3 Feb, 4:01 pm
- Simha6 Feb, 4:33 am
- Kanya8 Feb, 4:19 pm
- Tula11 Feb, 2:32 am
- Vrishchika13 Feb, 10:07 am
- Dhanu15 Feb, 2:15 pm
- Makara17 Feb, 3:18 pm
- Kumbha19 Feb, 2:44 pm
- Meena21 Feb, 2:40 pm
- Mesha23 Feb, 5:13 pm
- Vrishabha25 Feb, 11:44 pm
- Mithuna28 Feb, 10:02 am
- Karka2 Mar, 10:28 pm
- Simha5 Mar, 11:00 am
- Kanya7 Mar, 10:23 pm
- Tula10 Mar, 8:06 am
- Vrishchika12 Mar, 4:48 pm
- Dhanu14 Mar, 10:03 pm
- Makara17 Mar, 12:48 am
- Kumbha19 Mar, 1:47 am
- Meena21 Mar, 2:27 am
- Mesha23 Mar, 4:38 am
- Vrishabha25 Mar, 9:54 am
- Mithuna27 Mar, 6:55 pm
- Karka30 Mar, 6:45 am
- Simha1 Apr, 7:18 pm
- Kanya4 Apr, 6:35 am
- Tula6 Apr, 3:40 pm
- Vrishchika8 Apr, 10:31 pm
- Dhanu11 Apr, 3:28 am
- Makara13 Apr, 6:52 am
- Kumbha15 Apr, 9:13 am
- Meena17 Apr, 11:21 am
- Mesha19 Apr, 2:23 pm
- Vrishabha21 Apr, 7:32 pm
- Mithuna24 Apr, 3:42 am
- Karka26 Apr, 2:47 pm
- Simha29 Apr, 3:17 am
- Kanya1 May, 2:51 pm
- Tula3 May, 11:50 pm
- Vrishchika6 May, 5:52 am
- Dhanu8 May, 9:40 am
- Makara10 May, 12:18 pm
- Kumbha12 May, 2:48 pm
- Meena14 May, 5:53 pm
- Mesha16 May, 10:08 pm
- Vrishabha19 May, 4:05 am
- Mithuna21 May, 12:16 pm
- Karka23 May, 10:57 pm
- Simha26 May, 11:19 am
- Kanya28 May, 11:25 pm
- Tula31 May, 8:59 am
- Vrishchika2 Jun, 2:58 pm
- Dhanu4 Jun, 5:52 pm
- Makara6 Jun, 7:10 pm
- Kumbha8 Jun, 8:31 pm
- Meena10 Jun, 11:16 pm
- Mesha13 Jun, 4:02 am
- Vrishabha15 Jun, 10:53 am
- Mithuna17 Jun, 7:42 pm
- Karka20 Jun, 6:27 am
- Simha22 Jun, 6:47 pm
- Kanya25 Jun, 7:21 am
- Tula27 Jun, 5:57 pm
- Vrishchika30 Jun, 12:49 am
- Dhanu2 Jul, 3:48 am
- Makara4 Jul, 4:13 am
- Kumbha6 Jul, 4:08 am
- Meena8 Jul, 5:27 am
- Mesha10 Jul, 9:29 am
- Vrishabha12 Jul, 4:27 pm
- Mithuna15 Jul, 1:52 am
- Karka17 Jul, 1:01 pm
- Simha20 Jul, 1:24 am
- Kanya22 Jul, 2:11 pm
- Tula25 Jul, 1:42 am
- Vrishchika27 Jul, 9:58 am
- Dhanu29 Jul, 2:04 pm
- Makara31 Jul, 2:46 pm
- Kumbha2 Aug, 1:55 pm
- Meena4 Aug, 1:47 pm
- Mesha6 Aug, 4:13 pm
- Vrishabha8 Aug, 10:12 pm
- Mithuna11 Aug, 7:28 am
- Karka13 Aug, 6:55 pm
- Simha16 Aug, 7:27 am
- Kanya18 Aug, 8:10 pm
- Tula21 Aug, 8:00 am
- Vrishchika23 Aug, 5:23 pm
- Dhanu25 Aug, 11:07 pm
- Makara28 Aug, 1:09 am
- Kumbha30 Aug, 12:48 am
- Meena1 Sep, 12:06 am
- Mesha3 Sep, 1:08 am
- Vrishabha5 Sep, 5:30 am
- Mithuna7 Sep, 1:42 pm
- Karka10 Sep, 12:54 am
- Simha12 Sep, 1:31 pm
- Kanya15 Sep, 2:05 am
- Tula17 Sep, 1:37 pm
- Vrishchika19 Sep, 11:13 pm
- Dhanu22 Sep, 6:04 am
- Makara24 Sep, 9:47 am
- Kumbha26 Sep, 10:57 am
- Meena28 Sep, 10:57 am
- Mesha30 Sep, 11:38 am
- Vrishabha2 Oct, 2:44 pm
- Mithuna4 Oct, 9:28 pm
- Karka7 Oct, 7:47 am
- Simha9 Oct, 8:14 pm
- Kanya12 Oct, 8:46 am
- Tula14 Oct, 7:51 pm
- Vrishchika17 Oct, 4:49 am
- Dhanu19 Oct, 11:33 am
- Makara21 Oct, 4:08 pm
- Kumbha23 Oct, 6:52 pm
- Meena25 Oct, 8:27 pm
- Mesha27 Oct, 10:01 pm
- Vrishabha30 Oct, 12:58 am
- Mithuna1 Nov, 6:41 am
- Karka3 Nov, 3:53 pm
- Simha6 Nov, 2:52 am
- Kanya8 Nov, 3:30 pm
- Tula11 Nov, 2:31 am
- Vrishchika13 Nov, 10:47 am
- Dhanu15 Nov, 4:30 pm
- Makara17 Nov, 8:30 pm
- Kumbha19 Nov, 11:37 pm
- Meena22 Nov, 2:27 am
- Mesha24 Nov, 5:30 am
- Vrishabha26 Nov, 9:25 am
- Mithuna28 Nov, 3:10 pm
- Karka30 Nov, 11:42 pm
- Simha3 Dec, 11:05 am
- Kanya5 Dec, 11:51 pm
- Tula8 Dec, 11:23 am
- Vrishchika10 Dec, 7:41 pm
- Dhanu13 Dec, 12:35 am
- Makara15 Dec, 3:14 am
- Kumbha17 Dec, 5:14 am
- Meena19 Dec, 7:50 am
- Mesha21 Dec, 11:38 am
- Vrishabha23 Dec, 4:47 pm
- Mithuna25 Dec, 11:26 pm
- Karka28 Dec, 8:07 am
- Simha30 Dec, 7:11 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2023: 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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