Ephemeris 2031
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 2031, with the sign, the degree and the retrograde periods.
Months
The year's main events
The stations, eclipses and slow sign changes of 2031, in date order.
| Date | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 19° Aries |
| ≈ | Mars turns retrograde | 21° Scorpio |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 7° Aries |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio | 16°30' Scorpio | |
| annular solar eclipse in Gemini | 0°04' Gemini | |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Sagittarius | 14°29' Sagittarius | |
| ≈ | Mars turns direct | 4° Scorpio |
| ≈ | Venus turns retrograde | 26° Leo |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 26° Leo |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 14° Leo |
| ≈ | Venus turns direct | 10° Leo |
| penumbral lunar eclipse in Taurus | 6°46' Taurus | |
| hybrid solar eclipse in Scorpio | 22°17' Scorpio | |
| Jupiter enters Capricorn | Sagittarius → Capricorn | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 16° Sagittarius |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 29° Scorpio |
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 2031?
2031 has 5 eclipses: a penumbral lunar eclipse on 7 May in Scorpio, an annular solar eclipse on 21 May in Gemini, a penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June in Sagittarius, a penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 October in Taurus and a hybrid solar eclipse on 14 November in Scorpio. Each one is on the month page with its exact time in UTC.
Which planets are retrograde in 2031?
In 2031 these planets turn retrograde: Mercury (26 March, 29 July, 19 November), Mars (29 March), Jupiter (15 April), Pluto (14 May), Neptune (19 July), Venus (20 July), Chiron (26 August), Uranus (3 October) and Saturn (5 October). The dates in brackets are the retrograde stations. The month pages list the direct stations too.
Which slow planets change sign in 2031?
The slow-moving bodies that change sign in 2031: On 20 March True Node enters Scorpio. On 15 November Jupiter enters Capricorn. 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 .