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Daily ephemeris — October 2014

Planet positions for every day of the month, sampled at noon UT. Computed live from VSOP87D + ELP2000 ephemerides. Navigate any month forward or back; data is consistent with the free Birth Chart and Sky Map tools.

Day☉ Sun☽ Moon☿ Mer♀ Ven♂ Mar♃ Jup♄ Sat♅ Ura♆ Nep♇ Plu
1 8Li 4Cp 1Sc 2Li12Sg16Le20Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
2 9Li18Cp 2Sc 3Li12Sg16Le20Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
310Li 2Aq 2Sc 4Li13Sg16Le20Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
411Li16Aq 2Sc 5Li14Sg16Le20Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
512Li 1Pi 2Sc℞ 7Li14Sg16Le20Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
613Li16Pi 2Sc℞ 8Li15Sg16Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
714Li 1Ar 1Sc℞ 9Li16Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
815Li15Ar 1Sc℞10Li16Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
916Li 0Ta 0Sc℞12Li17Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1017Li14Ta 0Sc℞13Li18Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1118Li27Ta29Li℞14Li19Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1219Li11Ge28Li℞15Li19Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1320Li23Ge27Li℞17Li20Sg17Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1421Li 6Cn26Li℞18Li21Sg18Le21Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1522Li18Cn25Li℞19Li22Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1623Li 0Le23Li℞20Li22Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1724Li12Le22Li℞22Li23Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1825Li24Le21Li℞23Li24Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
1926Li 6Vi20Li℞24Li24Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 5Pi℞11Cp
2027Li18Vi19Li℞25Li25Sg18Le22Sc14Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
2128Li 0Li18Li℞27Li26Sg19Le22Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
2229Li12Li17Li℞28Li27Sg19Le22Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
23 0Sc25Li17Li℞29Li27Sg19Le22Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
24 0Sc 7Sc16Li℞ 0Sc28Sg19Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
25 1Sc20Sc16Li℞ 2Sc29Sg19Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
26 2Sc 4Sg16Li 3Sc 0Cp19Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
27 3Sc17Sg17Li 4Sc 0Cp19Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
28 4Sc 1Cp17Li 5Sc 1Cp20Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
29 5Sc14Cp17Li 7Sc 2Cp20Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
30 6Sc28Cp18Li 8Sc 3Cp20Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp
31 7Sc13Aq19Li 9Sc 3Cp20Le23Sc13Ar℞ 4Pi℞11Cp

Reading the table

  • Format: degree + sign abbreviation. 15Le = 15° Leo.
  • ℞ = retrograde — the planet appears to move backwards through the zodiac that day.
  • highlighted = station day, the moment a planet stops and reverses direction (or vice versa). The most-watched single days in any month.

Common questions

About the ephemeris

What is an ephemeris?

A table of planetary positions over time. The classical paper ephemeris (Raphael's, Rosicrucian, Swiss Ephemeris) lists each planet's longitude on each day of the year — the working tool astrologers use to plan elections, time transits, and check past or future configurations. This page reproduces that data live from arcsecond-grade ephemerides.

Why noon UT?

The classical convention. The slow planets (Jupiter through Pluto) barely move in 12 hours, so noon-sampling captures their position for the whole day with negligible error. The Moon moves ~6.5° in 12 hours (about a quarter of a sign), so the Moon column is most accurate at noon UT specifically — for an exact Moon position at any moment in your local time, use the Sky Map tool.

How do I read each cell?

Each cell shows the planet's degree-in-sign and the sign abbreviation. "15Le" = 15° Leo. The ℞ marker means retrograde — the planet appears to move backwards through the zodiac on that day. Sign-changes (ingresses) appear as a transition between two adjacent cells; the exact ingress moment is in our Sky Now or Lunar Calendar pages.

Why are some cells highlighted?

We highlight the day each planet first appears retrograde or first turns direct in the displayed month — the stations. These are the most-watched days in any month: a planet's station is when it's stopped relative to the stars, and astrologers read the station as a focused activation of the planet's themes for the week or two surrounding it.

How accurate is this?

Arcsecond. We use VSOP87D for the planets and a truncated ELP2000 lunar model with deltaT correction. Same engine that computes the free Birth Chart, Sky Map, and Transit Forecast. Time-zone is UT (universal time); convert to your local time-zone if you need a same-day local read.

Can I use this to plan elections?

Yes — the daily ephemeris is the working table for Hellenistic and modern Western election work. Pair with the Muhurta tool (Vedic auspicious-time scoring), the Choghadiya page (Vedic time windows), and the Lunar Calendar (Moon phases + sign-ingresses) for a full election workflow.

Computation

Each cell is a live engine call cached for 24 hours: VSOP87D for Mercury–Neptune, an in-house DOPRI8 8(7) integrator for Pluto, and a truncated ELP2000 lunar model with deltaT correction for the Moon. Sub-arcsecond accurate. Sampled at 12:00 UT. Retrograde flags come from the engine’s direction-of-motion check, not a calendar approximation; station days are detected from adjacent-day flag flips.