Gochara - Vedic Planetary Transits
See how today's moving planets interact with your birth chart. Each transit is scored by house from Moon, house from Ascendant, and Ashtakavarga BAV - the classical Vedic transit formula.
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Gochara (literally "going through") is the Vedic system for interpreting the effects of transiting planets over the natal chart. Unlike Western transits that compare a moving planet to its own natal position, Vedic Gochara primarily measures each transiting planet's house count from the natal Moon. The Moon sign (Janma Rashi) is the reference point because it represents the mind and present-moment experience.
Sivayan's Gochara calculator adds Ashtakavarga Bindu scores (BAV) for maximum accuracy. The BAV reveals whether a given sign has accumulated enough planetary energy to support a favorable transit - a planet in a "favorable" house but with a low BAV score (< 4 bindus) may not deliver its expected results. Conversely, a planet in an "unfavorable" house with a high BAV score (≥ 5 bindus) often produces neutral or surprisingly positive outcomes.
What this calculator shows
House from Moon (Chandra Lagna)
The primary Gochara reference. Each planet's transit sign is counted from the natal Moon sign to determine favorable or unfavorable placement per classical Vedic tables.
House from Ascendant (Lagna)
Secondary reference for tangible, external results. Both Moon and Lagna counts together give a complete picture of a transit's effects.
Ashtakavarga BAV Score
The number of bindus (0--8) a planet has accumulated in its transit sign from the Bhinna Ashtakavarga. Scores ≥ 5 are considered strong; ≤ 2 are weak.
Vedha (Obstruction) Check
Certain house positions create Vedha - an obstruction that neutralizes a transit that would otherwise be favorable. The calculator flags active Vedha warnings.
Domain Signals
Life areas likely to be activated (career, finances, health, relationships) based on which houses the transiting planet illuminates from both Moon and Ascendant.
Common questions
The favorable houses from the Moon vary by planet. Generally, houses 1, 3, 6, 10, and 11 are considered good for most planets in transit. Jupiter is favorable in 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Saturn is particularly powerful (Sade Sati) when transiting the 12th, 1st, or 2nd from the Moon.
Vedha (obstruction) occurs when a planet transiting a favorable position is "obstructed" by another planet transiting its opposing point. For example, Jupiter favorable in the 11th house from Moon is obstructed when Mars transits the 8th from Moon simultaneously. Vedha cancels the favorable result.
Ashtakavarga is a system that assigns each zodiac sign a score (0--8 bindus) based on contributions from all planets and the ascendant. A higher BAV score in a sign means that sign is "charged" and transits through it produce stronger results. The transit BAV method is considered more accurate than house-from-Moon alone.
Sade Sati is a 7.5-year Saturn transit period that begins when Saturn enters the 12th sign from the natal Moon, continues through the Moon sign (1st), and ends when Saturn leaves the 2nd sign from Moon. Each 2.5-year segment has a different flavor - preparation/loss, intensity, and aftermath.
Outer planets (Saturn, Jupiter) transit slowly (Saturn: ~2.5 years per sign; Jupiter: ~1 year per sign) and are the most significant. Inner planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus) move faster and are used for short-term timing within the broader outer-planet cycles.