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Daily ephemeris — October 2015

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 7Li25Ta 6Li℞24Le 4Vi10Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞12Cp
2 8Li 9Ge 5Li℞25Le 4Vi11Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞12Cp
3 9Li23Ge 4Li℞25Le 5Vi11Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞12Cp
410Li 6Cn 3Li℞26Le 5Vi11Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞12Cp
511Li19Cn 2Li℞27Le 6Vi11Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
612Li 1Le 1Li℞28Le 7Vi11Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
713Li14Le 1Li℞29Le 7Vi12Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
814Li26Le 1Li℞29Le 8Vi12Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
915Li 7Vi 0Li℞ 0Vi 8Vi12Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1016Li19Vi 0Li 1Vi 9Vi12Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1117Li 1Li 1Li 2Vi10Vi12Vi 1Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1218Li13Li 1Li 3Vi10Vi13Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1319Li25Li 2Li 4Vi11Vi13Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1420Li 7Sc 2Li 4Vi12Vi13Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1521Li19Sc 3Li 5Vi12Vi13Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1622Li 1Sg 4Li 6Vi13Vi13Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1723Li13Sg 5Li 7Vi13Vi14Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1824Li26Sg 7Li 8Vi14Vi14Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
1925Li 9Cp 8Li 9Vi15Vi14Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
2026Li22Cp 9Li10Vi15Vi14Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
2127Li 5Aq11Li11Vi16Vi14Vi 2Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
2228Li19Aq12Li12Vi16Vi15Vi 3Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
2329Li 4Pi14Li13Vi17Vi15Vi 3Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
24 0Sc18Pi15Li14Vi18Vi15Vi 3Sg18Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
25 1Sc 3Ar17Li15Vi18Vi15Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
26 2Sc18Ar18Li16Vi19Vi15Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
27 3Sc 3Ta20Li17Vi20Vi15Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
28 4Sc18Ta22Li18Vi20Vi16Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
29 5Sc 3Ge23Li19Vi21Vi16Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
30 6Sc17Ge25Li20Vi21Vi16Vi 3Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp
31 7Sc 1Cn27Li21Vi22Vi16Vi 4Sg17Ar℞ 7Pi℞13Cp

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.