Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2038
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2038. Every entry is listed below.
Times in San Francisco (America/Los Angeles, PST/PDT).
Chandra’s signs through 2038
- Vrishchika1 Jan, 12:26 pm
- Dhanu3 Jan, 4:23 pm
- Makara5 Jan, 10:14 pm
- Kumbha8 Jan, 6:45 am
- Meena10 Jan, 5:57 pm
- Mesha13 Jan, 6:31 am
- Vrishabha15 Jan, 6:07 pm
- Mithuna18 Jan, 2:52 am
- Karka20 Jan, 8:16 am
- Simha22 Jan, 11:08 am
- Kanya24 Jan, 12:52 pm
- Tula26 Jan, 2:51 pm
- Vrishchika28 Jan, 6:05 pm
- Dhanu30 Jan, 11:04 pm
- Makara2 Feb, 5:59 am
- Kumbha4 Feb, 2:57 pm
- Meena7 Feb, 1:58 am
- Mesha9 Feb, 2:27 pm
- Vrishabha12 Feb, 2:44 am
- Mithuna14 Feb, 12:36 pm
- Karka16 Feb, 6:41 pm
- Simha18 Feb, 9:11 pm
- Kanya20 Feb, 9:37 pm
- Tula22 Feb, 9:53 pm
- Vrishchika24 Feb, 11:49 pm
- Dhanu27 Feb, 4:28 am
- Makara1 Mar, 11:57 am
- Kumbha3 Mar, 9:40 pm
- Meena6 Mar, 9:01 am
- Mesha8 Mar, 9:28 pm
- Vrishabha11 Mar, 10:04 am
- Mithuna13 Mar, 9:05 pm
- Karka16 Mar, 5:40 am
- Simha18 Mar, 9:08 am
- Kanya20 Mar, 9:26 am
- Tula22 Mar, 8:33 am
- Vrishchika24 Mar, 8:43 am
- Dhanu26 Mar, 11:46 am
- Makara28 Mar, 6:30 pm
- Kumbha31 Mar, 4:22 am
- Meena2 Apr, 4:07 pm
- Mesha5 Apr, 4:41 am
- Vrishabha7 Apr, 5:15 pm
- Mithuna10 Apr, 4:47 am
- Karka12 Apr, 1:43 pm
- Simha14 Apr, 6:52 pm
- Kanya16 Apr, 8:21 pm
- Tula18 Apr, 7:38 pm
- Vrishchika20 Apr, 6:54 pm
- Dhanu22 Apr, 8:18 pm
- Makara25 Apr, 1:23 am
- Kumbha27 Apr, 10:21 am
- Meena29 Apr, 10:02 pm
- Mesha2 May, 10:42 am
- Vrishabha4 May, 11:07 pm
- Mithuna7 May, 10:27 am
- Karka9 May, 7:49 pm
- Simha12 May, 2:17 am
- Kanya14 May, 5:28 am
- Tula16 May, 6:04 am
- Vrishchika18 May, 5:45 am
- Dhanu20 May, 6:31 am
- Makara22 May, 10:11 am
- Kumbha24 May, 5:42 pm
- Meena27 May, 4:37 am
- Mesha29 May, 5:11 pm
- Vrishabha1 Jun, 5:31 am
- Mithuna3 Jun, 4:24 pm
- Karka6 Jun, 1:18 am
- Simha8 Jun, 7:57 am
- Kanya10 Jun, 12:12 pm
- Tula12 Jun, 2:23 pm
- Vrishchika14 Jun, 3:25 pm
- Dhanu16 Jun, 4:45 pm
- Makara18 Jun, 8:00 pm
- Kumbha21 Jun, 2:25 am
- Meena23 Jun, 12:17 pm
- Mesha26 Jun, 12:29 am
- Vrishabha28 Jun, 12:50 pm
- Mithuna30 Jun, 11:30 pm
- Karka3 Jul, 7:42 am
- Simha5 Jul, 1:34 pm
- Kanya7 Jul, 5:38 pm
- Tula9 Jul, 8:31 pm
- Vrishchika11 Jul, 10:52 pm
- Dhanu14 Jul, 1:30 am
- Makara16 Jul, 5:22 am
- Kumbha18 Jul, 11:32 am
- Meena20 Jul, 8:41 pm
- Mesha23 Jul, 8:23 am
- Vrishabha25 Jul, 8:53 pm
- Mithuna28 Jul, 7:49 am
- Karka30 Jul, 3:44 pm
- Simha1 Aug, 8:40 pm
- Kanya3 Aug, 11:37 pm
- Tula6 Aug, 1:54 am
- Vrishchika8 Aug, 4:33 am
- Dhanu10 Aug, 8:10 am
- Makara12 Aug, 1:09 pm
- Kumbha14 Aug, 7:54 pm
- Meena17 Aug, 4:57 am
- Mesha19 Aug, 4:20 pm
- Vrishabha22 Aug, 4:58 am
- Mithuna24 Aug, 4:35 pm
- Karka27 Aug, 1:02 am
- Simha29 Aug, 5:43 am
- Kanya31 Aug, 7:38 am
- Tula2 Sep, 8:32 am
- Vrishchika4 Sep, 10:09 am
- Dhanu6 Sep, 1:36 pm
- Makara8 Sep, 7:12 pm
- Kumbha11 Sep, 2:49 am
- Meena13 Sep, 12:20 pm
- Mesha15 Sep, 11:43 pm
- Vrishabha18 Sep, 12:26 pm
- Mithuna21 Sep, 12:46 am
- Karka23 Sep, 10:24 am
- Simha25 Sep, 3:54 pm
- Kanya27 Sep, 5:43 pm
- Tula29 Sep, 5:34 pm
- Vrishchika1 Oct, 5:37 pm
- Dhanu3 Oct, 7:39 pm
- Makara6 Oct, 12:40 am
- Kumbha8 Oct, 8:33 am
- Meena10 Oct, 6:38 pm
- Mesha13 Oct, 6:18 am
- Vrishabha15 Oct, 7:00 pm
- Mithuna18 Oct, 7:41 am
- Karka20 Oct, 6:28 pm
- Simha23 Oct, 1:33 am
- Kanya25 Oct, 4:30 am
- Tula27 Oct, 4:30 am
- Vrishchika29 Oct, 3:37 am
- Dhanu31 Oct, 4:01 am
- Makara2 Nov, 7:22 am
- Kumbha4 Nov, 2:21 pm
- Meena7 Nov, 12:25 am
- Mesha9 Nov, 11:23 am
- Vrishabha12 Nov, 12:07 am
- Mithuna14 Nov, 12:39 pm
- Karka16 Nov, 11:49 pm
- Simha19 Nov, 8:13 am
- Kanya21 Nov, 12:58 pm
- Tula23 Nov, 2:25 pm
- Vrishchika25 Nov, 2:00 pm
- Dhanu27 Nov, 1:41 pm
- Makara29 Nov, 3:28 pm
- Kumbha1 Dec, 8:45 pm
- Meena4 Dec, 5:50 am
- Mesha6 Dec, 5:40 pm
- Vrishabha9 Dec, 6:29 am
- Mithuna11 Dec, 6:44 pm
- Karka14 Dec, 5:27 am
- Simha16 Dec, 2:01 pm
- Kanya18 Dec, 7:57 pm
- Tula20 Dec, 11:13 pm
- Vrishchika23 Dec, 12:25 am
- Dhanu25 Dec, 12:52 am
- Makara27 Dec, 2:14 am
- Kumbha29 Dec, 6:11 am
- Meena31 Dec, 1:48 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2038: 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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