Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2028
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2028. Every entry is listed below.
Times in San Francisco (America/Los Angeles, PST/PDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2028
- Meena3 Jan, 2:03 am
- Mesha5 Jan, 1:00 pm
- Vrishabha7 Jan, 8:17 pm
- Mithuna9 Jan, 11:44 pm
- Karka12 Jan, 12:30 am
- Simha14 Jan, 12:25 am
- Kanya16 Jan, 1:15 am
- Tula18 Jan, 4:25 am
- Vrishchika20 Jan, 10:38 am
- Dhanu22 Jan, 7:47 pm
- Makara25 Jan, 7:09 am
- Kumbha27 Jan, 7:51 pm
- Meena30 Jan, 8:46 am
- Mesha1 Feb, 8:27 pm
- Vrishabha4 Feb, 5:17 am
- Mithuna6 Feb, 10:21 am
- Karka8 Feb, 11:58 am
- Simha10 Feb, 11:32 am
- Kanya12 Feb, 10:57 am
- Tula14 Feb, 12:14 pm
- Vrishchika16 Feb, 4:55 pm
- Dhanu19 Feb, 1:30 am
- Makara21 Feb, 1:05 pm
- Kumbha24 Feb, 2:01 am
- Meena26 Feb, 2:48 pm
- Mesha29 Feb, 2:27 am
- Vrishabha2 Mar, 12:04 pm
- Mithuna4 Mar, 6:47 pm
- Karka6 Mar, 10:12 pm
- Simha8 Mar, 10:51 pm
- Kanya10 Mar, 10:14 pm
- Tula12 Mar, 11:23 pm
- Vrishchika15 Mar, 2:19 am
- Dhanu17 Mar, 9:24 am
- Makara19 Mar, 8:20 pm
- Kumbha22 Mar, 9:17 am
- Meena24 Mar, 10:00 pm
- Mesha27 Mar, 9:15 am
- Vrishabha29 Mar, 6:36 pm
- Mithuna1 Apr, 1:54 am
- Karka3 Apr, 6:47 am
- Simha5 Apr, 9:11 am
- Kanya7 Apr, 9:48 am
- Tula9 Apr, 10:11 am
- Vrishchika11 Apr, 12:20 pm
- Dhanu13 Apr, 5:59 pm
- Makara16 Apr, 3:43 am
- Kumbha18 Apr, 4:14 pm
- Meena21 Apr, 4:58 am
- Mesha23 Apr, 3:56 pm
- Vrishabha26 Apr, 12:37 am
- Mithuna28 Apr, 7:19 am
- Karka30 Apr, 12:23 pm
- Simha2 May, 3:53 pm
- Kanya4 May, 6:02 pm
- Tula6 May, 7:41 pm
- Vrishchika8 May, 10:15 pm
- Dhanu11 May, 3:24 am
- Makara13 May, 12:09 pm
- Kumbha15 May, 11:59 pm
- Meena18 May, 12:41 pm
- Mesha20 May, 11:47 pm
- Vrishabha23 May, 8:06 am
- Mithuna25 May, 1:54 pm
- Karka27 May, 6:02 pm
- Simha29 May, 9:15 pm
- Kanya1 Jun, 12:03 am
- Tula3 Jun, 2:55 am
- Vrishchika5 Jun, 6:38 am
- Dhanu7 Jun, 12:17 pm
- Makara9 Jun, 8:46 pm
- Kumbha12 Jun, 8:05 am
- Meena14 Jun, 8:44 pm
- Mesha17 Jun, 8:18 am
- Vrishabha19 Jun, 4:56 pm
- Mithuna21 Jun, 10:21 pm
- Karka24 Jun, 1:25 am
- Simha26 Jun, 3:24 am
- Kanya28 Jun, 5:28 am
- Tula30 Jun, 8:31 am
- Vrishchika2 Jul, 1:06 pm
- Dhanu4 Jul, 7:42 pm
- Makara7 Jul, 4:38 am
- Kumbha9 Jul, 3:50 pm
- Meena12 Jul, 4:26 am
- Mesha14 Jul, 4:34 pm
- Vrishabha17 Jul, 2:08 am
- Mithuna19 Jul, 8:06 am
- Karka21 Jul, 10:49 am
- Simha23 Jul, 11:39 am
- Kanya25 Jul, 12:15 pm
- Tula27 Jul, 2:12 pm
- Vrishchika29 Jul, 6:33 pm
- Dhanu1 Aug, 1:41 am
- Makara3 Aug, 11:17 am
- Kumbha5 Aug, 10:47 pm
- Meena8 Aug, 11:23 am
- Mesha10 Aug, 11:51 pm
- Vrishabha13 Aug, 10:29 am
- Mithuna15 Aug, 5:46 pm
- Karka17 Aug, 9:16 pm
- Simha19 Aug, 9:52 pm
- Kanya21 Aug, 9:20 pm
- Tula23 Aug, 9:40 pm
- Vrishchika26 Aug, 12:41 am
- Dhanu28 Aug, 7:15 am
- Makara30 Aug, 5:05 pm
- Kumbha2 Sep, 4:57 am
- Meena4 Sep, 5:37 pm
- Mesha7 Sep, 6:05 am
- Vrishabha9 Sep, 5:19 pm
- Mithuna12 Sep, 1:58 am
- Karka14 Sep, 7:03 am
- Simha16 Sep, 8:39 am
- Kanya18 Sep, 8:05 am
- Tula20 Sep, 7:24 am
- Vrishchika22 Sep, 8:47 am
- Dhanu24 Sep, 1:54 pm
- Makara26 Sep, 11:02 pm
- Kumbha29 Sep, 10:56 am
- Meena1 Oct, 11:41 pm
- Mesha4 Oct, 11:57 am
- Vrishabha6 Oct, 11:02 pm
- Mithuna9 Oct, 8:16 am
- Karka11 Oct, 2:48 pm
- Simha13 Oct, 6:08 pm
- Kanya15 Oct, 6:48 pm
- Tula17 Oct, 6:20 pm
- Vrishchika19 Oct, 6:54 pm
- Dhanu21 Oct, 10:30 pm
- Makara24 Oct, 6:14 am
- Kumbha26 Oct, 5:31 pm
- Meena29 Oct, 6:15 am
- Mesha31 Oct, 6:23 pm
- Vrishabha3 Nov, 4:57 am
- Mithuna5 Nov, 12:44 pm
- Karka7 Nov, 7:35 pm
- Simha10 Nov, 12:11 am
- Kanya12 Nov, 2:33 am
- Tula14 Nov, 3:29 am
- Vrishchika16 Nov, 4:32 am
- Dhanu18 Nov, 7:34 am
- Makara20 Nov, 2:03 pm
- Kumbha23 Nov, 12:16 am
- Meena25 Nov, 12:42 pm
- Mesha28 Nov, 12:57 am
- Vrishabha30 Nov, 11:16 am
- Mithuna2 Dec, 7:13 pm
- Karka5 Dec, 1:11 am
- Simha7 Dec, 5:35 am
- Kanya9 Dec, 8:47 am
- Tula11 Dec, 11:13 am
- Vrishchika13 Dec, 1:42 pm
- Dhanu15 Dec, 5:25 pm
- Makara17 Dec, 11:36 pm
- Kumbha20 Dec, 8:57 am
- Meena22 Dec, 8:52 pm
- Mesha25 Dec, 9:20 am
- Vrishabha27 Dec, 8:03 pm
- Mithuna30 Dec, 3:46 am
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2028: 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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