How often does the live Moon position update?

The position is computed the moment you load the page, using Swiss Ephemeris DE431 with Lahiri Ayanamsha. Because the Moon moves ~13 degrees per day, refreshing the page even a few minutes later shifts the exact degree meaningfully. Sign changes happen every ~2.25 days and nakshatra changes every ~1 day.

What sign is the Moon in today?

The Sign (Rashi) field on the Live Tracker gives the current sidereal sign the Moon occupies. Moon sign visits are only ~2.25 days each, so the current sign may change within the same day. The card also shows the exact entry and exit times in your local timezone.

What is the Moon’s nakshatra today?

The Nakshatra field on the Live Tracker gives the current lunar mansion the Moon occupies. This is used as the day’s primary nakshatra in panchang publications and traditional muhurta calculations. Nakshatra changes happen every ~1 day since a nakshatra is 13 degrees 20 minutes wide and the Moon moves ~13 degrees per day.

Does the Moon ever retrograde?

No. The Moon never retrogrades in geocentric view — its motion is always forward. Only the other classical grahas (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) exhibit retrograde motion. Rahu and Ketu appear to move retrograde relative to the fixed zodiac but are computed as mean lunar nodes.

Why is Moon location-independent?

The Moon’s sidereal longitude at a given UTC moment is the same for every observer on Earth — Delhi and Los Angeles see the Moon at the same longitude at the same UTC instant. Location matters only for the wall-clock label (your local timezone) and for sunrise-based day boundaries used elsewhere (like the Date Lookup tool).

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Moon Live Tracker

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Moon's current sidereal position — sign, nakshatra, pada, dignity — refreshed live.

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Note: All calculations use Lahiri Ayanamsa (sidereal) and Swiss Ephemeris for high precision. Times display in your local timezone. The Moon moves ~13° per day and changes sign every ~2.25 days, faster than any other classical planet. The Moon does not retrograde and is never combust in the classical Vedic sense. Moon's nakshatra placement is the daily anchor for panchang.

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Moon Transit Hub Date Lookup Find Nakshatra/Rashi Dates Chandra Peyarchi 2026

About Moon's Live Position (Chandra Gochar Now)

Where is the Moon right now?

The Live Tracker shows the Moon's current sidereal position — computed from the Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset at the exact moment you load this page. The Moon moves ~13° per day — the fastest of all classical grahas — so the display genuinely refreshes with meaningful shifts even minute-to-minute. A single sign visit is only ~2.25 days, and a single nakshatra visit is about a day.

What each field means

Sign (Rashi) — the sidereal zodiac sign the Moon currently occupies. In Vedic astrology this is the Chandra Rashi and often used as the primary lens for daily forecasting.
Nakshatra & Pada — the specific lunar mansion and quarter (of 27 nakshatras × 4 padas). The Moon's nakshatra is the janma-nakshatra proxy used in daily panchang and choghadiya calculations.
Degree — exact sidereal longitude within the sign in degrees ° minutes' seconds".
Sign entry / exit times — the exact moments the Moon entered its current sign and will exit to the next one, in your local timezone. Because Moon sign visits are only ~2.25 days, these boundaries are often within the same day or the very next one.

The Moon & panchang

The Moon's nakshatra is the foundation of the classical five-limb (pancha-anga) daily calendar: it determines Nakshatra Yoga pairings, feeds into Tithi calculation (via the Moon-Sun angular difference), and anchors the daily choghadiya Muhurta divisions. If you're checking today's live nakshatra to align with a panchang publication, the Moon Live Tracker is the source you want.

Why the Moon doesn't retrograde or combust

Unlike Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, the Moon never retrogrades in geocentric view — its motion is always forward. Classical Vedic astrology also does not consider the Moon combust in daily practice, even though the Moon technically comes near the Sun each month (the Amavasya conjunction). "Chandra Asta" is a phase concept, not a daily-tracking flag, so it's not surfaced here.

Related tools

For the Moon at a specific date, use Date Lookup. To find when the Moon next enters a specific sign or nakshatra, use Find Dates. For the full-year Chandra Peyarchi (Moon Sign Journey) view, see the Year Timeline.