Year transit calendar
Venus Transit 1988 | Gochar Dates
Exact rashi entry and exit timings for Venus in 1988. Sidereal Lahiri gochar for planning and study.
Venus changes sign 12 times in 1988, about every 30 days. It starts the year in Capricorn and ends it in Scorpio.
The exact times are in the table below.
New Delhi · Ayanamsa (Lahiri) · Rahu/Ketu: true lunar nodes
| enters | Time |
|---|---|
| Aquariusfrom Capricorn | |
| Piscesfrom Aquarius | |
| Ariesfrom Pisces | |
| Taurusfrom Aries | |
| Geminifrom Taurus | |
| Taurusfrom Gemini · Retrograde | |
| Geminifrom Taurus | |
| Cancerfrom Gemini | |
| Leofrom Cancer | |
| Virgofrom Leo | |
| Librafrom Virgo | |
| Scorpiofrom Libra |
Venus transit 1988: key points
- In 1988, Venus changes sign 12 times. The first ingress is on Sunday, 10 January 1988, from Capricorn to Aquarius, and the last is on Monday, 12 December 1988, into Scorpio.
- The longest stay this year is in Taurus, about 49 days.
- The shortest complete stay is in Libra, about 24 days.
- 1 of these ingress happens while the planet is retrograde, meaning it moves back into an earlier sign.
Venus in 1988: time spent in each sign
| Sign | From | Until | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorn | 1 January (from last year) | Sunday, 10 January 1988 | 10 |
| Aquarius | Sunday, 10 January 1988 | Thursday, 4 February 1988 | 25 |
| Pisces | Thursday, 4 February 1988 | Tuesday, 1 March 1988 | 26 |
| Aries | Tuesday, 1 March 1988 | Monday, 28 March 1988 | 28 |
| Taurus | Monday, 28 March 1988 | Monday, 2 May 1988 | 35 |
| Gemini | Monday, 2 May 1988 | Friday, 10 June 1988 | 39 |
| Taurus (retrograde) | Friday, 10 June 1988 | Friday, 29 July 1988 | 49 |
| Gemini | Friday, 29 July 1988 | Thursday, 1 September 1988 | 34 |
| Cancer | Thursday, 1 September 1988 | Thursday, 29 September 1988 | 28 |
| Leo | Thursday, 29 September 1988 | Monday, 24 October 1988 | 26 |
| Virgo | Monday, 24 October 1988 | Friday, 18 November 1988 | 25 |
| Libra | Friday, 18 November 1988 | Monday, 12 December 1988 | 24 |
| Scorpio | Monday, 12 December 1988 | Continues after the year | 19 |
Day counts cover the calendar year only; a stay that spans the year boundary lasts longer in total.
How to read Venus transits
Venus spends about 23 to 30 days in a sign and takes about a year to circle the zodiac. Its retrograde period, roughly every 19 months, and its combustion near the Sun are tracked separately.
Venus governs love, marriage, beauty, art, comfort and vehicles. Its transit is read for relationships, finances tied to luxury and creative work.
Venus is usually good for relationship and money matters in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th houses from the Moon, so most signs below carry some support.
These Venus gochar dates for 1988 use Lahiri ayanamsa and true lunar nodes. For dasha–transit interpretation relative to a birth chart, book a personal reading.
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.