Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)

Chandra gochar in 2026

The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 161 times in 2026. Every entry is listed below.

Times in Seattle (America/Los Angeles, PST/PDT).

Chandra’s signs through 2026

Mithuna1 Jan, 7:55 pm
Karka3 Jan, 8:12 pm
Simha5 Jan, 10:47 pm
Kanya8 Jan, 5:08 am
Tula10 Jan, 3:22 pm
Vrishchika13 Jan, 3:50 am
Dhanu15 Jan, 4:17 pm
Makara18 Jan, 3:10 am
Kumbha20 Jan, 12:04 pm
Meena22 Jan, 7:03 pm
Mesha25 Jan, 12:05 am
Vrishabha27 Jan, 3:14 am
Mithuna29 Jan, 5:00 am
Karka31 Jan, 6:30 am
Simha2 Feb, 9:17 am
Kanya4 Feb, 2:49 pm
Tula6 Feb, 11:51 pm
Vrishchika9 Feb, 11:40 am
Dhanu12 Feb, 12:11 am
Makara14 Feb, 11:11 am
Kumbha16 Feb, 7:35 pm
Meena19 Feb, 1:29 am
Mesha21 Feb, 5:36 am
Vrishabha23 Feb, 8:41 am
Mithuna25 Feb, 11:24 am
Karka27 Feb, 2:21 pm
Simha1 Mar, 6:21 pm
Kanya4 Mar, 12:15 am
Tula6 Mar, 8:48 am
Vrishchika8 Mar, 8:59 pm
Dhanu11 Mar, 9:29 am
Makara13 Mar, 9:02 pm
Kumbha16 Mar, 5:43 am
Meena18 Mar, 11:05 am
Mesha20 Mar, 1:57 pm
Vrishabha22 Mar, 3:43 pm
Mithuna24 Mar, 5:46 pm
Karka26 Mar, 9:05 pm
Simha29 Mar, 2:07 am
Kanya31 Mar, 9:02 am
Tula2 Apr, 5:58 pm
Vrishchika5 Apr, 4:57 am
Dhanu7 Apr, 5:23 pm
Makara10 Apr, 5:33 am
Kumbha12 Apr, 3:14 pm
Meena14 Apr, 9:07 pm
Mesha16 Apr, 11:31 pm
Vrishabha19 Apr, 12:00 am
Mithuna21 Apr, 12:30 am
Karka23 Apr, 2:42 am
Simha25 Apr, 7:34 am
Kanya27 Apr, 3:05 pm
Tula30 Apr, 12:43 am
Vrishchika2 May, 11:59 am
Dhanu5 May, 12:24 am
Makara7 May, 12:55 pm
Kumbha9 May, 11:42 pm
Meena12 May, 6:54 am
Mesha14 May, 10:03 am
Vrishabha16 May, 10:16 am
Mithuna18 May, 9:34 am
Karka20 May, 10:08 am
Simha22 May, 1:37 pm
Kanya24 May, 8:36 pm
Tula27 May, 6:29 am
Vrishchika29 May, 6:08 pm
Dhanu1 Jun, 6:38 am
Makara3 Jun, 7:11 pm
Kumbha6 Jun, 6:33 am
Meena8 Jun, 3:06 pm
Mesha10 Jun, 7:46 pm
Vrishabha12 Jun, 8:54 pm
Mithuna14 Jun, 8:10 pm
Karka16 Jun, 7:42 pm
Simha18 Jun, 9:36 pm
Kanya21 Jun, 3:09 am
Tula23 Jun, 12:22 pm
Vrishchika26 Jun, 12:02 am
Dhanu28 Jun, 12:38 pm
Makara1 Jul, 1:01 am
Kumbha3 Jul, 12:17 pm
Meena5 Jul, 9:26 pm
Mesha8 Jul, 3:29 am
Vrishabha10 Jul, 6:14 am
Mithuna12 Jul, 6:36 am
Karka14 Jul, 6:18 am
Simha16 Jul, 7:21 am
Kanya18 Jul, 11:28 am
Tula20 Jul, 7:23 pm
Vrishchika23 Jul, 6:30 am
Dhanu25 Jul, 7:04 pm
Makara28 Jul, 7:18 am
Kumbha30 Jul, 6:07 pm
Meena2 Aug, 2:56 am
Mesha4 Aug, 9:23 am
Vrishabha6 Aug, 1:22 pm
Mithuna8 Aug, 3:18 pm
Karka10 Aug, 4:12 pm
Simha12 Aug, 5:36 pm
Kanya14 Aug, 9:04 pm
Tula17 Aug, 3:48 am
Vrishchika19 Aug, 1:59 pm
Dhanu22 Aug, 2:18 am
Makara24 Aug, 2:35 pm
Kumbha27 Aug, 1:04 am
Meena29 Aug, 9:07 am
Mesha31 Aug, 2:53 pm
Vrishabha2 Sep, 6:55 pm
Mithuna4 Sep, 9:47 pm
Karka7 Sep, 12:08 am
Simha9 Sep, 2:43 am
Kanya11 Sep, 6:37 am
Tula13 Sep, 12:55 pm
Vrishchika15 Sep, 10:18 pm
Dhanu18 Sep, 10:14 am
Makara20 Sep, 10:44 pm
Kumbha23 Sep, 9:26 am
Meena25 Sep, 5:02 pm
Mesha27 Sep, 9:45 pm
Vrishabha30 Sep, 12:43 am
Mithuna2 Oct, 3:10 am
Karka4 Oct, 6:01 am
Simha6 Oct, 9:47 am
Kanya8 Oct, 2:47 pm
Tula10 Oct, 9:33 pm
Vrishchika13 Oct, 6:41 am
Dhanu15 Oct, 6:17 pm
Makara18 Oct, 7:02 am
Kumbha20 Oct, 6:29 pm
Meena23 Oct, 2:33 am
Mesha25 Oct, 6:51 am
Vrishabha27 Oct, 8:36 am
Mithuna29 Oct, 9:36 am
Karka31 Oct, 11:30 am
Simha2 Nov, 2:15 pm
Kanya4 Nov, 8:04 pm
Tula7 Nov, 3:44 am
Vrishchika9 Nov, 1:17 pm
Dhanu12 Nov, 12:48 am
Makara14 Nov, 1:40 pm
Kumbha17 Nov, 1:59 am
Meena19 Nov, 11:19 am
Mesha21 Nov, 4:24 pm
Vrishabha23 Nov, 5:54 pm
Mithuna25 Nov, 5:40 pm
Karka27 Nov, 5:52 pm
Simha29 Nov, 8:11 pm
Kanya2 Dec, 1:28 am
Tula4 Dec, 9:32 am
Vrishchika6 Dec, 7:43 pm
Dhanu9 Dec, 7:29 am
Makara11 Dec, 8:20 pm
Kumbha14 Dec, 9:05 am
Meena16 Dec, 7:42 pm
Mesha19 Dec, 2:27 am
Vrishabha21 Dec, 5:05 am
Mithuna23 Dec, 4:55 am
Karka25 Dec, 4:02 am
Simha27 Dec, 4:34 am
Kanya29 Dec, 8:06 am
Tula31 Dec, 3:16 pm

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.