Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2030
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2030. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 2030
- Dhanu2 Jan, 11:57 pm
- Makara5 Jan, 2:01 am
- Kumbha7 Jan, 6:23 am
- Meena9 Jan, 2:12 pm
- Mesha12 Jan, 1:23 am
- Vrishabha14 Jan, 2:10 pm
- Mithuna17 Jan, 2:05 am
- Karka19 Jan, 11:28 am
- Simha21 Jan, 6:09 pm
- Kanya23 Jan, 10:49 pm
- Tula26 Jan, 2:21 am
- Vrishchika28 Jan, 5:19 am
- Dhanu30 Jan, 8:10 am
- Makara1 Feb, 11:27 am
- Kumbha3 Feb, 4:09 pm
- Meena5 Feb, 11:23 pm
- Mesha8 Feb, 9:46 am
- Vrishabha10 Feb, 10:22 pm
- Mithuna13 Feb, 10:43 am
- Karka15 Feb, 8:21 pm
- Simha18 Feb, 2:28 am
- Kanya20 Feb, 5:55 am
- Tula22 Feb, 8:12 am
- Vrishchika24 Feb, 10:39 am
- Dhanu26 Feb, 2:00 pm
- Makara28 Feb, 6:28 pm
- Kumbha3 Mar, 12:14 am
- Meena5 Mar, 7:54 am
- Mesha7 Mar, 6:02 pm
- Vrishabha10 Mar, 6:24 am
- Mithuna12 Mar, 7:12 pm
- Karka15 Mar, 5:44 am
- Simha17 Mar, 12:21 pm
- Kanya19 Mar, 3:21 pm
- Tula21 Mar, 4:21 pm
- Vrishchika23 Mar, 5:14 pm
- Dhanu25 Mar, 7:31 pm
- Makara27 Mar, 11:53 pm
- Kumbha30 Mar, 6:22 am
- Meena1 Apr, 2:51 pm
- Mesha4 Apr, 1:21 am
- Vrishabha6 Apr, 1:41 pm
- Mithuna9 Apr, 2:43 am
- Karka11 Apr, 2:15 pm
- Simha13 Apr, 10:09 pm
- Kanya16 Apr, 1:54 am
- Tula18 Apr, 2:39 am
- Vrishchika20 Apr, 2:20 am
- Dhanu22 Apr, 2:55 am
- Makara24 Apr, 5:52 am
- Kumbha26 Apr, 11:49 am
- Meena28 Apr, 8:36 pm
- Mesha1 May, 7:37 am
- Vrishabha3 May, 8:08 pm
- Mithuna6 May, 9:11 am
- Karka8 May, 9:14 pm
- Simha11 May, 6:26 am
- Kanya13 May, 11:43 am
- Tula15 May, 1:28 pm
- Vrishchika17 May, 1:08 pm
- Dhanu19 May, 12:39 pm
- Makara21 May, 1:56 pm
- Kumbha23 May, 6:21 pm
- Meena26 May, 2:23 am
- Mesha28 May, 1:26 pm
- Vrishabha31 May, 2:09 am
- Mithuna2 Jun, 3:08 pm
- Karka5 Jun, 3:06 am
- Simha7 Jun, 12:53 pm
- Kanya9 Jun, 7:34 pm
- Tula11 Jun, 10:57 pm
- Vrishchika13 Jun, 11:46 pm
- Dhanu15 Jun, 11:29 pm
- Makara17 Jun, 11:53 pm
- Kumbha20 Jun, 2:47 am
- Meena22 Jun, 9:23 am
- Mesha24 Jun, 7:44 pm
- Vrishabha27 Jun, 8:23 am
- Mithuna29 Jun, 9:18 pm
- Karka2 Jul, 8:54 am
- Simha4 Jul, 6:24 pm
- Kanya7 Jul, 1:32 am
- Tula9 Jul, 6:12 am
- Vrishchika11 Jul, 8:38 am
- Dhanu13 Jul, 9:34 am
- Makara15 Jul, 10:19 am
- Kumbha17 Jul, 12:33 pm
- Meena19 Jul, 5:54 pm
- Mesha22 Jul, 3:07 am
- Vrishabha24 Jul, 3:21 pm
- Mithuna27 Jul, 4:15 am
- Karka29 Jul, 3:35 pm
- Simha1 Aug, 12:26 am
- Kanya3 Aug, 6:59 am
- Tula5 Aug, 11:47 am
- Vrishchika7 Aug, 3:13 pm
- Dhanu9 Aug, 5:38 pm
- Makara11 Aug, 7:36 pm
- Kumbha13 Aug, 10:17 pm
- Meena16 Aug, 3:11 am
- Mesha18 Aug, 11:30 am
- Vrishabha20 Aug, 11:06 pm
- Mithuna23 Aug, 11:59 am
- Karka25 Aug, 11:28 pm
- Simha28 Aug, 7:56 am
- Kanya30 Aug, 1:34 pm
- Tula1 Sep, 5:26 pm
- Vrishchika3 Sep, 8:35 pm
- Dhanu5 Sep, 11:36 pm
- Makara8 Sep, 2:47 am
- Kumbha10 Sep, 6:37 am
- Meena12 Sep, 12:02 pm
- Mesha14 Sep, 8:06 pm
- Vrishabha17 Sep, 7:12 am
- Mithuna19 Sep, 8:04 pm
- Karka22 Sep, 8:04 am
- Simha24 Sep, 4:54 pm
- Kanya26 Sep, 10:10 pm
- Tula29 Sep, 12:57 am
- Vrishchika1 Oct, 2:48 am
- Dhanu3 Oct, 5:01 am
- Makara5 Oct, 8:20 am
- Kumbha7 Oct, 1:03 pm
- Meena9 Oct, 7:26 pm
- Mesha12 Oct, 4:00 am
- Vrishabha14 Oct, 3:01 pm
- Mithuna17 Oct, 3:49 am
- Karka19 Oct, 4:24 pm
- Simha22 Oct, 2:18 am
- Kanya24 Oct, 8:15 am
- Tula26 Oct, 10:47 am
- Vrishchika28 Oct, 11:27 am
- Dhanu30 Oct, 12:05 pm
- Makara1 Nov, 2:08 pm
- Kumbha3 Nov, 6:29 pm
- Meena6 Nov, 1:22 am
- Mesha8 Nov, 10:40 am
- Vrishabha10 Nov, 10:02 pm
- Mithuna13 Nov, 10:49 am
- Karka15 Nov, 11:41 pm
- Simha18 Nov, 10:41 am
- Kanya20 Nov, 6:09 pm
- Tula22 Nov, 9:43 pm
- Vrishchika24 Nov, 10:23 pm
- Dhanu26 Nov, 9:53 pm
- Makara28 Nov, 10:11 pm
- Kumbha1 Dec, 12:54 am
- Meena3 Dec, 7:02 am
- Mesha5 Dec, 4:28 pm
- Vrishabha8 Dec, 4:16 am
- Mithuna10 Dec, 5:09 pm
- Karka13 Dec, 5:55 am
- Simha15 Dec, 5:21 pm
- Kanya18 Dec, 2:12 am
- Tula20 Dec, 7:35 am
- Vrishchika22 Dec, 9:36 am
- Dhanu24 Dec, 9:24 am
- Makara26 Dec, 8:47 am
- Kumbha28 Dec, 9:47 am
- Meena30 Dec, 2:10 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2030: 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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