Sun (Surya) Rashi Transit 2023

The Sun is the soul (atma) and the source of vitality, authority and father-figures in Vedic astrology. It moves through one sign roughly every month and never turns retrograde.

A rashi transit (Gochar) is the moment a graha leaves one zodiac sign and enters the next in the sidereal (Nirayana, Lahiri) system. Transit signs are read against your Moon sign and ascendant to judge the effect of the period. The Sun spends about a month in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.

All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata

Date Time Sun Sign Transition Action
14-Jan-2023 Saturday 08:45 PM Sagittarius → Capricorn
13-Feb-2023 Monday 09:44 AM Capricorn → Aquarius
15-Mar-2023 Wednesday 06:34 AM Aquarius → Pisces
14-Apr-2023 Friday 02:58 PM Pisces → Aries
15-May-2023 Monday 11:44 AM Aries → Taurus
15-Jun-2023 Thursday 06:16 PM Taurus → Gemini
17-Jul-2023 Monday 05:07 AM Gemini → Cancer
17-Aug-2023 Thursday 01:32 PM Cancer → Leo
17-Sep-2023 Sunday 01:30 PM Leo → Virgo
18-Oct-2023 Wednesday 01:29 AM Virgo → Libra
17-Nov-2023 Friday 01:18 AM Libra → Scorpio
16-Dec-2023 Saturday 03:58 PM Scorpio → Sagittarius

Note: positions are calculated with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa using the Swiss Ephemeris. Other Panchang sources use slightly different ayanamsa values, so their times can differ from these by a few minutes for the Sun and Moon, and by more for slower planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.