Ephemeris 2030
An ephemeris is a table of planetary positions for each day. This one lists where the Sun, the Moon and the planets stood at 00:00 UT on every day of 2030, with the sign, the degree and the retrograde periods.
Months
The year's main events
The stations, eclipses and slow sign changes of 2030, in date order.
| Date | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 1° Capricorn |
| ≈ | Venus turns direct | 8° Capricorn |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 7° Taurus |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 27° Aries |
| Saturn enters Gemini | Taurus → Gemini | |
| annular solar eclipse in Gemini | 10°50' Gemini | |
| partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius | 24°37' Sagittarius | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 14° Virgo |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 1° Virgo |
| Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Scorpio → Sagittarius | |
| total solar eclipse in Sagittarius | 3°02' Sagittarius | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 1° Capricorn |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini | 17°47' Gemini | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 15° Sagittarius |
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the eclipses in 2030?
2030 has 4 eclipses: an annular solar eclipse on 1 June in Gemini, a partial lunar eclipse on 15 June in Sagittarius, a total solar eclipse on 25 November in Sagittarius and a penumbral lunar eclipse on 9 December in Gemini. Each one is on the month page with its exact time in UTC.
Which planets are retrograde in 2030?
In 2030 these planets turn retrograde: Jupiter (13 March), Mercury (13 April, 16 August, 6 December), Neptune (16 July), Chiron (21 August), Saturn (20 September) and Uranus (28 September). The dates in brackets are the retrograde stations. The month pages list the direct stations too.
Which slow planets change sign in 2030?
The slow-moving bodies that change sign in 2030: On 1 June Saturn enters Gemini. On 22 October Jupiter enters Sagittarius. Every sign change of every body is on the month pages.
Can I download this ephemeris?
Yes. Every year and month table is free to download as JSON or CSV from the links under the table, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris at 00:00 UT. Please link back to AstroAk when you publish work based on it.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .