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Daily ephemeris — May 2098

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
111Ta13Ta22Ar14Ge22Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
212Ta27Ta24Ar15Ge22Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
313Ta11Ge26Ar16Ge23Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
414Ta25Ge27Ar17Ge24Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
515Ta 9Cn29Ar19Ge24Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
616Ta24Cn 1Ta20Ge25Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
717Ta 8Le 3Ta21Ge26Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
818Ta22Le 5Ta22Ge26Ge13Le25Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
919Ta 6Vi 7Ta23Ge27Ge14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1020Ta20Vi 9Ta25Ge27Ge14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1121Ta 4Li11Ta26Ge28Ge14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1222Ta18Li13Ta27Ge29Ge14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1323Ta 1Sc15Ta28Ge29Ge14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1424Ta14Sc17Ta29Ge 0Cn14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1525Ta27Sc19Ta 1Cn 1Cn14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1626Ta10Sg21Ta 2Cn 1Cn14Le24Vi℞15Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1727Ta22Sg23Ta 3Cn 2Cn14Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1828Ta 5Cp26Ta 4Cn 3Cn14Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
1929Ta17Cp28Ta 5Cn 3Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
20 0Ge29Cp 0Ge 6Cn 4Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi℞ 2Ta
21 1Ge11Aq 2Ge 8Cn 5Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
22 1Ge23Aq 4Ge 9Cn 5Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
23 2Ge 4Pi 6Ge10Cn 6Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
24 3Ge17Pi 9Ge11Cn 7Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
25 4Ge29Pi11Ge12Cn 7Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
26 5Ge11Ar13Ge13Cn 8Cn15Le24Vi℞16Ar10Vi 2Ta
27 6Ge24Ar15Ge15Cn 8Cn16Le24Vi16Ar10Vi 2Ta
28 7Ge 8Ta17Ge16Cn 9Cn16Le24Vi16Ar10Vi 2Ta
29 8Ge21Ta19Ge17Cn10Cn16Le24Vi16Ar10Vi 2Ta
30 9Ge 6Ge21Ge18Cn10Cn16Le24Vi16Ar10Vi 2Ta
3110Ge20Ge23Ge19Cn11Cn16Le24Vi16Ar10Vi 2Ta

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.