Graha Gochar
Planetary Positions Today
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 · sidereal (Lahiri) · refreshed hourly
| Graha | Rasi (sign) | Degree | Nakshatra | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun सूर्य | Mithuna (Gemini) | 22.3° | Punarvasu pada 1 | Direct |
| Moon चंद्र | Mesha (Aries) | 3.7° | Ashwini pada 2 | Direct |
| Mars मंगल | Vrishabha (Taurus) | 12.8° | Rohini pada 1 | Direct |
| Mercury बुध | Mithuna (Gemini) | 29.2° | Punarvasu pada 3 | Retrograde ℞ |
| Jupiter गुरु | Karka (Cancer) | 7.6° | Pushya pada 2 | Direct |
| Venus शुक्र | Simha (Leo) | 4.6° | Magha pada 2 | Direct |
| Saturn शनि | Meena (Pisces) | 20.2° | Revati pada 2 | Direct |
| Rahu राहु | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 8.0° | Shatabhisha pada 1 | Retrograde ℞ |
| Ketu केतु | Simha (Leo) | 8.0° | Magha pada 3 | Retrograde ℞ |
Reading today's transits
Transits gain meaning against a birth chart: Saturn crossing your Moon sign starts Sade Sati, Jupiter reaching your ninth house opens a classically fortunate year, and the Moon's daily nakshatra sets the tone shown on the panchang. Cast your chart with the free birth chart calculator, note your Moon sign, and read each transit above relative to it: that single habit is most of practical gochar astrology. For Western readers, the same sky is described tropically in our Mercury retrograde 2026 guide.
Gochar FAQs
- What is Graha Gochar?
- Gochar means transit: the continuous movement of the planets through the twelve rasis. Vedic astrology reads current transits against your birth chart to time events, which is why the live positions of all nine grahas are the daily reference point of practising astrologers.
- Are these positions sidereal or tropical?
- Sidereal, using the Lahiri ayanamsa: the standard of Indian astrology and government panchangs. Western tropical positions differ by about 24 degrees; our birth chart calculator can show both systems.
- How are Rahu and Ketu calculated?
- Rahu is the mean ascending node of the Moon’s orbit, computed from standard astronomical elements, and Ketu sits exactly 180 degrees opposite. They always move retrograde, which is their natural direction.
- What does retrograde mean here?
- A planet is marked retrograde when its apparent longitude is decreasing: from Earth it appears to move backward through the zodiac. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn all retrograde periodically; the Sun and Moon never do.
- How often does each planet change signs?
- Roughly: the Moon every 2.25 days, the Sun, Mercury, and Venus about monthly, Mars every 45 days, Jupiter about yearly, Rahu and Ketu every 18 months, and Saturn about every 2.5 years, the slow transit behind Sade Sati.