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Gochara — Planetary Transits

Where the nine grahas are transiting today, counted from your Moon sign, with the classical result for each.

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Gochara is the transit of the grahas measured from the sign the Moon occupied at birth. Count the Moon sign as the first house and each planet falls some number of signs along; every graha has its own list of houses in which its transit is held to give good results — Jupiter in the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th or 11th, Saturn in the 3rd, 6th or 11th, and so on. It is the everyday complement to the Daśā system: Daśā says which planet's period you are in, Gochara says where that planet is standing today.

The fast movers change the picture within weeks — the Moon every two and a quarter days, the Sun monthly, Mercury and Venus in a few weeks. Jupiter takes about a year in a sign and Saturn about two and a half, which is why those two carry the most weight in a transit reading.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gochara?

Gochara is the transit of the grahas read from the sign the Moon occupied at your birth. Counting that sign as the first, each planet falls some number of signs along, and each graha has its own houses in which the transit is held favourable.

Why is Gochara read from the Moon and not the Ascendant?

Classical transit rules — the Gochara Phala of Bṛhat Saṁhitā and Phaladīpikā — are stated from the Janma Rāśi, the Moon sign. Some astrologers read transits from the Ascendant as well, but the house lists used here are the Moon-based ones.

Which transits matter most?

The slow ones. Saturn spends about two and a half years in a sign and Jupiter about a year, so their positions shape long stretches. The Moon changes sign every two and a quarter days and the Sun every month, so those describe the mood of a day or a few weeks.

Is Vedha applied?

No, and the page says so. Vedha is an obstruction rule in which a graha in a particular counter-house cancels another's result, but classical sources disagree on several of the pairs, so this tool shows the plain house-from-Moon reading rather than a disputed refinement.

Do I need my birth time?

Not usually. Only the Moon sign is needed, and the Moon stays in a sign for about two and a quarter days, so the date and place are normally enough. You can also pick your rāśi or birth star directly.

Which ayanamsa do the calculations use?

Calculations use the sidereal (nirayana) zodiac. Lahiri is the default ayanamsa — the one used by the Indian civil calendar — with Raman and KP available as alternatives.