Year transit calendar

Planet Transit Calendar 2009

All Navagraha rashi entry dates and times for 2009, calculated with Lahiri ayanamsa and true lunar nodes.

The big moves of 2009

Jupiter
Jupiter changes sign 3 times: into Aquarius on 1 May, into Capricorn on 30 Jul (retrograde) and into Aquarius on 19 Dec.
Jupiter 2009 →
Saturn
Saturn moves from Leo into Virgo on 9 Sept.
Saturn 2009 →
Rahu and Ketu
Rahu and Ketu move into Sagittarius and Gemini on 2 Nov.
Rahu 2009 →Ketu 2009 →

Faster planets change sign often: the Sun 12 times, Mercury 17 times, Venus 10 times and Mars 7 times. The Moon changes sign about every 2–3 days. Every sign change of the year is listed month by month below.

By planet

Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu

New Delhi · Ayanamsa (Lahiri) · Rahu/Ketu: true lunar nodes. Moon gochar is listed month-by-month on the Moon planet page.

January 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Sun	Sagittarius	Capricornfrom Sagittarius	Wed, 14 Jan, 2009, 06:16 am	Direct
Mercury	Capricorn	Sagittariusfrom Capricorn · Retrograde	Mon, 26 Jan, 2009, 09:02 pm	Retrograde
Venus	Aquarius	Piscesfrom Aquarius	Tue, 27 Jan, 2009, 11:49 am	Direct
Mars	Sagittarius	Capricornfrom Sagittarius	Wed, 28 Jan, 2009, 02:11 am	Direct

February 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Sagittarius	Capricornfrom Sagittarius	Sat, 7 Feb, 2009, 09:45 pm	Direct
Sun	Capricorn	Aquariusfrom Capricorn	Thu, 12 Feb, 2009, 07:13 pm	Direct

March 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Capricorn	Aquariusfrom Capricorn	Thu, 5 Mar, 2009, 03:33 am	Direct
Mars	Capricorn	Aquariusfrom Capricorn	Sat, 7 Mar, 2009, 04:18 pm	Direct
Sun	Aquarius	Piscesfrom Aquarius	Sat, 14 Mar, 2009, 04:05 pm	Direct
Mercury	Aquarius	Piscesfrom Aquarius	Sun, 22 Mar, 2009, 09:31 pm	Direct

April 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Pisces	Ariesfrom Pisces	Mon, 6 Apr, 2009, 09:18 pm	Direct
Sun	Pisces	Ariesfrom Pisces	Tue, 14 Apr, 2009, 12:36 am	Direct
Mars	Aquarius	Piscesfrom Aquarius	Wed, 15 Apr, 2009, 01:17 am	Direct
Mercury	Aries	Taurusfrom Aries	Fri, 24 Apr, 2009, 05:36 am	Direct

May 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Jupiter	Capricorn	Aquariusfrom Capricorn	Fri, 1 May, 2009, 05:30 pm	Direct
Sun	Aries	Taurusfrom Aries	Thu, 14 May, 2009, 09:29 pm	Direct
Mars	Pisces	Ariesfrom Pisces	Sun, 24 May, 2009, 02:46 am	Direct
Mercury	Taurus	Ariesfrom Taurus · Retrograde	Mon, 25 May, 2009, 03:37 pm	Retrograde
Venus	Pisces	Ariesfrom Pisces	Sun, 31 May, 2009, 04:49 am	Direct

June 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Aries	Taurusfrom Aries	Fri, 5 Jun, 2009, 06:13 pm	Direct
Sun	Taurus	Geminifrom Taurus	Mon, 15 Jun, 2009, 04:05 am	Direct
Venus	Aries	Taurusfrom Aries	Tue, 30 Jun, 2009, 12:27 am	Direct
Mercury	Taurus	Geminifrom Taurus	Tue, 30 Jun, 2009, 10:33 pm	Direct

July 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mars	Aries	Taurusfrom Aries	Fri, 3 Jul, 2009, 08:55 pm	Direct
Mercury	Gemini	Cancerfrom Gemini	Wed, 15 Jul, 2009, 08:19 am	Direct
Sun	Gemini	Cancerfrom Gemini	Thu, 16 Jul, 2009, 02:55 pm	Direct
Venus	Taurus	Geminifrom Taurus	Mon, 27 Jul, 2009, 12:58 am	Direct
Mercury	Cancer	Leofrom Cancer	Thu, 30 Jul, 2009, 03:46 pm	Direct
Jupiter	Aquarius	Capricornfrom Aquarius · Retrograde	Thu, 30 Jul, 2009, 09:03 pm	Retrograde

August 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mars	Taurus	Geminifrom Taurus	Sun, 16 Aug, 2009, 03:07 pm	Direct
Sun	Cancer	Leofrom Cancer	Sun, 16 Aug, 2009, 11:17 pm	Direct
Mercury	Leo	Virgofrom Leo	Thu, 20 Aug, 2009, 05:13 am	Direct
Venus	Gemini	Cancerfrom Gemini	Fri, 21 Aug, 2009, 08:05 pm	Direct

September 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Saturn	Leo	Virgofrom Leo	Wed, 9 Sept, 2009, 10:41 pm	Direct
Venus	Cancer	Leofrom Cancer	Tue, 15 Sept, 2009, 08:29 pm	Direct
Sun	Leo	Virgofrom Leo	Wed, 16 Sept, 2009, 11:11 pm	Direct
Mercury	Virgo	Leofrom Virgo · Retrograde	Thu, 24 Sept, 2009, 08:28 am	Retrograde

October 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Leo	Virgofrom Leo	Mon, 5 Oct, 2009, 03:37 am	Direct
Mars	Gemini	Cancerfrom Gemini	Mon, 5 Oct, 2009, 09:00 am	Direct
Venus	Leo	Virgofrom Leo	Sat, 10 Oct, 2009, 07:47 am	Direct
Sun	Virgo	Librafrom Virgo	Sat, 17 Oct, 2009, 11:09 am	Direct
Mercury	Virgo	Librafrom Virgo	Sun, 25 Oct, 2009, 02:10 am	Direct

November 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Rahu	Capricorn	Sagittariusfrom Capricorn · Retrograde	Mon, 2 Nov, 2009, 04:53 am	Retrograde
Ketu	Cancer	Geminifrom Cancer · Retrograde	Mon, 2 Nov, 2009, 04:53 am	Retrograde
Venus	Virgo	Librafrom Virgo	Tue, 3 Nov, 2009, 10:36 am	Direct
Mercury	Libra	Scorpiofrom Libra	Thu, 12 Nov, 2009, 10:01 am	Direct
Sun	Libra	Scorpiofrom Libra	Mon, 16 Nov, 2009, 10:59 am	Direct
Venus	Libra	Scorpiofrom Libra	Fri, 27 Nov, 2009, 08:49 am	Direct

December 2009

Planet	from	enters	Time	Motion
Mercury	Scorpio	Sagittariusfrom Scorpio	Tue, 1 Dec, 2009, 09:55 pm	Direct
Sun	Scorpio	Sagittariusfrom Scorpio	Wed, 16 Dec, 2009, 01:40 am	Direct
Jupiter	Capricorn	Aquariusfrom Capricorn	Sat, 19 Dec, 2009, 11:21 pm	Direct
Venus	Scorpio	Sagittariusfrom Scorpio	Mon, 21 Dec, 2009, 05:13 am	Direct

Planet Transit FAQ

How Vedic gochar timings are calculated and how to read this table.

What is planetary transit (gochar) in Vedic astrology?

Gochar is the current movement of the Navagraha through the sidereal zodiac. When a planet crosses into a new rashi, that exact local datetime is the transit (ingress) timing used for timing analysis.

Which ayanamsa do you use?

All positions use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa — the same system as our daily Panchang — so Sun and Moon signs stay consistent across tools.

Does my city change planet positions?

Geocentric sidereal longitudes are the same worldwide at a given UTC instant. Your city only converts that instant into local clock time (with DST when applicable).

Are Rahu and Ketu mean or true nodes?

We use true lunar nodes for Rahu and Ketu. Ketu is always opposite Rahu (180° apart).

How accurate are these timings?

Ingress times are computed with modern astronomical models and refined to about one second. Outer planets usually agree with major panchangs within minutes; Moon and nodes can differ slightly between softwares. Use them for planning; verify ritual-critical muhurta separately if needed.