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Graha Gochara · Sidereal · Lahiri

Planetary Transits 2026

A one-year timelapse of all nine grahas moving through the rashis. Scrub, play, or speed up time — watch Saturn crawl, the Moon sprint, and every retrograde unfold. Toggle shadow zones, drishti aspects, and overlay your natal chart.

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♈ MESHA ♉ VRISHABHA ♊ MITHUNA ♋ KARKA ♌ SIMHA ♍ KANYA ♎ TULA ♏ VRISHCHIKA ♐ DHANU ♑ MAKARA ♒ KUMBHA ♓ MEENA ☉ R ☽ R ♂ R ☿ R ♃ R ♀ R ♄ R ☊ R ☋ R

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Overlays

What the overlays mean

Three layers you can toggle on the wheel — each explains a traditional Vedic concept mapped directly to the timelapse.

Retrograde Shadow

The same zone, three times

A retrograde planet crosses the same arc three times — once direct into the zone, once backwards during retrograde, once direct back out. Toggle Retrograde shadows to see these zones as coloured bands on each orbit ring.

Wider band = full shadow · dashed segment = retrograde span itself

Drishti Aspects

How planets "see" each other

Every graha casts a 7th-house aspect. Mars adds 4th & 8th, Jupiter 5th & 9th, Saturn 3rd & 10th. When a planet's drishti point falls within 6° of another planet, a line connects them.

Blue dashed = 7th-house · amber = special aspect

Natal Overlay

Your birth sky, fixed

Enter birth date, time and timezone — the dashed inner ring populates with your 9 grahas at birth. As transits animate on the outer rings, you can watch them conjoin or aspect your natal placements. Stored only on this device.

Sidereal · Lahiri ayanamsha · geocentric (no location needed)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a retrograde shadow period?
A retrograde shadow is the zodiac arc a planet crosses three times: first direct, then backwards during retrograde, then direct again. The coloured band on the wheel marks that zone for every retrograde this year — the dashed segment is the retrograde itself, the wider band is the full shadow the planet passes through.
Why do planets go retrograde three times through the same zone?
Retrograde motion is an optical effect from Earth's orbit overtaking (or being overtaken by) another planet. The planet enters the shadow zone direct, slows to a stop, reverses, slows again and turns direct — crossing the same degrees three times in total. Many Vedic astrologers read all three passes as one extended transit.
What are Vedic drishti aspects?
Drishti means sight. In Jyotish every graha casts a 7th-house aspect (180°). Mars additionally aspects the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, and Saturn the 3rd and 10th. On this wheel each line connects two planets when one's drishti point falls on the other within a 6° orb.
What is sidereal longitude and Lahiri ayanamsha?
All positions use sidereal zodiac — measured from a fixed star reference — not tropical. Lahiri ayanamsha is the standard Government of India offset between tropical and sidereal longitudes, about 24° in 2026. Every longitude, rashi label and retrograde flag is computed with Swiss Ephemeris at 00:00 UTC.
Does my birth time affect the natal overlay?
Sidereal planet longitudes are geocentric — the Moon moves about 13° per day, the Sun 1° per day, outer planets much slower. An hour or two of uncertainty shifts the Moon by a fraction of a degree; Sun, Mars, Mercury etc. barely change. Lagna is not computed here (v1 scope), so exact time and location matter less than for a full kundali.

Natal overlay

Birth details

Stored only on this device. No account required. Sidereal longitudes are geocentric — location is optional.