Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)

Chandra gochar in 2024

The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2024. Every entry is listed below.

Times in Adelaide (Australia/Adelaide, ACDT/ACST).

Chandra’s signs through 2024

Kanya2 Jan, 11:28 pm
Tula5 Jan, 11:46 am
Vrishchika7 Jan, 9:01 pm
Dhanu10 Jan, 2:11 am
Makara12 Jan, 4:04 am
Kumbha14 Jan, 4:34 am
Meena16 Jan, 5:37 am
Mesha18 Jan, 8:33 am
Vrishabha20 Jan, 1:52 pm
Mithuna22 Jan, 9:22 pm
Karka25 Jan, 6:46 am
Simha27 Jan, 6:01 pm
Kanya30 Jan, 6:44 am
Tula1 Feb, 7:31 pm
Vrishchika4 Feb, 6:03 am
Dhanu6 Feb, 12:34 pm
Makara8 Feb, 3:03 pm
Kumbha10 Feb, 3:01 pm
Meena12 Feb, 2:35 pm
Mesha14 Feb, 3:42 pm
Vrishabha16 Feb, 7:42 pm
Mithuna19 Feb, 2:53 am
Karka21 Feb, 12:44 pm
Simha24 Feb, 12:25 am
Kanya26 Feb, 1:10 pm
Tula29 Feb, 1:59 am
Vrishchika2 Mar, 1:17 pm
Dhanu4 Mar, 9:21 pm
Makara7 Mar, 1:28 am
Kumbha9 Mar, 2:20 am
Meena11 Mar, 1:39 am
Mesha13 Mar, 1:29 am
Vrishabha15 Mar, 3:39 am
Mithuna17 Mar, 9:20 am
Karka19 Mar, 6:36 pm
Simha22 Mar, 6:26 am
Kanya24 Mar, 7:19 pm
Tula27 Mar, 7:56 am
Vrishchika29 Mar, 7:08 pm
Dhanu1 Apr, 3:56 am
Makara3 Apr, 9:36 am
Kumbha5 Apr, 12:12 pm
Meena7 Apr, 11:39 am
Mesha9 Apr, 11:31 am
Vrishabha11 Apr, 12:39 pm
Mithuna13 Apr, 4:43 pm
Karka16 Apr, 12:38 am
Simha18 Apr, 11:56 am
Kanya21 Apr, 12:50 am
Tula23 Apr, 1:18 pm
Vrishchika26 Apr, 12:00 am
Dhanu28 Apr, 8:27 am
Makara30 Apr, 2:36 pm
Kumbha2 May, 6:32 pm
Meena4 May, 8:38 pm
Mesha6 May, 9:42 pm
Vrishabha8 May, 11:06 pm
Mithuna11 May, 2:25 am
Karka13 May, 9:04 am
Simha15 May, 7:24 pm
Kanya18 May, 8:04 am
Tula20 May, 8:34 pm
Vrishchika23 May, 6:55 am
Dhanu25 May, 2:35 pm
Makara27 May, 8:04 pm
Kumbha30 May, 12:05 am
Meena1 Jun, 3:10 am
Mesha3 Jun, 5:40 am
Vrishabha5 Jun, 8:13 am
Mithuna7 Jun, 11:55 am
Karka9 Jun, 6:06 pm
Simha12 Jun, 3:38 am
Kanya14 Jun, 3:54 pm
Tula17 Jun, 4:34 am
Vrishchika19 Jun, 3:05 pm
Dhanu21 Jun, 10:18 pm
Makara24 Jun, 2:47 am
Kumbha26 Jun, 5:49 am
Meena28 Jun, 8:31 am
Mesha30 Jun, 11:33 am
Vrishabha2 Jul, 3:14 pm
Mithuna4 Jul, 7:58 pm
Karka7 Jul, 2:34 am
Simha9 Jul, 11:52 am
Kanya11 Jul, 11:49 pm
Tula14 Jul, 12:43 pm
Vrishchika16 Jul, 11:51 pm
Dhanu19 Jul, 7:25 am
Makara21 Jul, 11:27 am
Kumbha23 Jul, 1:20 pm
Meena25 Jul, 2:44 pm
Mesha27 Jul, 4:59 pm
Vrishabha29 Jul, 8:45 pm
Mithuna1 Aug, 2:15 am
Karka3 Aug, 9:41 am
Simha5 Aug, 7:21 pm
Kanya8 Aug, 7:14 am
Tula10 Aug, 8:17 pm
Vrishchika13 Aug, 8:14 am
Dhanu15 Aug, 4:52 pm
Makara17 Aug, 9:28 pm
Kumbha19 Aug, 10:59 pm
Meena21 Aug, 11:11 pm
Mesha23 Aug, 11:53 pm
Vrishabha26 Aug, 2:29 am
Mithuna28 Aug, 7:41 am
Karka30 Aug, 3:33 pm
Simha2 Sep, 1:48 am
Kanya4 Sep, 1:55 pm
Tula7 Sep, 3:00 am
Vrishchika9 Sep, 3:28 pm
Dhanu12 Sep, 1:21 am
Makara14 Sep, 7:23 am
Kumbha16 Sep, 9:44 am
Meena18 Sep, 9:44 am
Mesha20 Sep, 9:14 am
Vrishabha22 Sep, 10:09 am
Mithuna24 Sep, 1:55 pm
Karka26 Sep, 9:12 pm
Simha29 Sep, 7:37 am
Kanya1 Oct, 8:01 pm
Tula4 Oct, 9:05 am
Vrishchika6 Oct, 10:33 pm
Dhanu9 Oct, 9:07 am
Makara11 Oct, 4:41 pm
Kumbha13 Oct, 8:43 pm
Meena15 Oct, 9:48 pm
Mesha17 Oct, 9:19 pm
Vrishabha19 Oct, 9:09 pm
Mithuna21 Oct, 11:14 pm
Karka24 Oct, 5:01 am
Simha26 Oct, 2:45 pm
Kanya29 Oct, 3:10 am
Tula31 Oct, 4:15 pm
Vrishchika3 Nov, 4:23 am
Dhanu5 Nov, 2:44 pm
Makara7 Nov, 10:53 pm
Kumbha10 Nov, 4:27 am
Meena12 Nov, 7:21 am
Mesha14 Nov, 8:10 am
Vrishabha16 Nov, 8:16 am
Mithuna18 Nov, 9:30 am
Karka20 Nov, 1:46 pm
Simha22 Nov, 10:09 pm
Kanya25 Nov, 10:01 am
Tula27 Nov, 11:06 pm
Vrishchika30 Nov, 11:02 am
Dhanu2 Dec, 8:45 pm
Makara5 Dec, 4:19 am
Kumbha7 Dec, 10:06 am
Meena9 Dec, 2:14 pm
Mesha11 Dec, 4:47 pm
Vrishabha13 Dec, 6:18 pm
Mithuna15 Dec, 8:04 pm
Karka17 Dec, 11:47 pm
Simha20 Dec, 6:59 am
Kanya22 Dec, 5:55 pm
Tula25 Dec, 6:50 am
Vrishchika27 Dec, 6:56 pm
Dhanu30 Dec, 4:21 am

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.