Can I look up the Moon on my birthday?

Yes. Set the date field to your birth date and the tool computes the Moon at local sunrise for that day, returning the sidereal sign (Rashi), nakshatra, pada, degree, sign lord, and every within-day transition. The nakshatra shown is the traditional janma-nakshatra used in Vedic naming and Dasha calculation.

How far back and forward can I look up the Moon?

The Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset covers -13,201 BCE through 17,191 CE. In practice this covers any historical or future date of interest. Lahiri Ayanamsha is applied consistently across the whole range.

Why does the day-transitions table have so many rows?

The Moon moves ~13 degrees per day and a nakshatra spans 13 degrees 20 minutes, so almost every day has at least one nakshatra transition. Sign transitions are rarer (every ~2.25 days). This is unlike the Sun date lookup, where within-day transitions are rare (~12 Sankranti days per year).

Why does Moon date-lookup use local sunrise, not birth time?

Panchang tradition anchors each day’s Moon nakshatra to sunrise, since janma-nakshatra is often defined by which Nakshatra the Moon occupies at that moment. The tool auto-detects your location so the sunrise reference matches your local horizon. The Moon’s sidereal longitude is location-invariant.

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Moon Date Lookup

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Moon's complete Vedic readout at local sunrise for any date, plus every within-day sign and nakshatra transition.

📆 Any Date 🌞 Sunrise-based

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Note: All calculations use Lahiri Ayanamsa (sidereal) and Swiss Ephemeris for high precision. Moon moves ~13° per day so most dates show at least one within-day nakshatra change; sign changes happen every ~2.25 days. Sunrise is used as the reference moment per classical Vedic day-boundary convention.

Also try:

Moon Transit Hub Live Tracker Find Nakshatra/Rashi Dates Chandra Peyarchi 2026

About Moon Date Lookup (Historical Chandra Gochar)

Moon at any date — how it works

Pick any past or future date; the tool computes the Moon's sidereal position at local sunrise for that day, plus every sign change and nakshatra change happening during the 24-hour window. Because the Moon moves fast (~13° per day), most days will have at least one within-day nakshatra transition — the day-transits table is the norm here, not the exception.

Why check the Moon on a specific date?

Verify janma-nakshatra — look up your birth date to confirm the exact nakshatra and pada the Moon occupied at sunrise. This is the traditional "birth nakshatra" used in Vedic naming, muhurta selection, and Dasha calculation.
Panchang verification — cross-check a published panchang's Moon nakshatra timing against Swiss Ephemeris data.
Historical dates — check the Moon's position on any ancestral date, wedding date, or historical event. The DE431 dataset covers -13,201 BCE onward.
Rohini / Pushya Muhurta selection — find days the Moon transits an auspicious nakshatra like Rohini (favoured for weddings) or Pushya (favoured for financial ventures).

Reading the within-day transitions

Two tables appear below the position readout when applicable: Sign Transits (when the Moon crosses into the next rashi during that 24-hour period) and Nakshatra Transits (when the Moon crosses into the next lunar mansion). Sign transits happen every ~2.25 days so many days show none; nakshatra transits happen roughly daily so almost every day shows at least one row.

Related tools

For the Moon's live position, use the Live Tracker. To find every date the Moon enters a specific sign or nakshatra, use Find Dates. For the annual Chandra Peyarchi calendar, see the Year Timeline.