Computer ephemeris for developers of
astrological software
Swiss Ephemeris Professional Edition
2. Descripition of the ephemerides
2.1 Planetary and lunar ephemerides
2.1.2.1 Swiss Ephemeris and the Astronomical Almanac
2.1.2.2 Swiss Ephemeris and JPL Horizons System
2.1.2.3 Differences between Swiss Ephemeris 1.70 and
older versions
2.1.3 The details of coordinate
transformation
2.1.4 The Swiss Ephemeris compression
mechanism
2.1.5 The extension of the time range to
10'800 years.
2.2 Lunar and Planetary Nodes and
Apsides
2.2.1 Mean Lunar Node and Mean Lunar
Apogee ('Lilith', 'Black Moon')
2.2.3 The Osculating Apogee (so-called
'True Lilith' or 'True Dark Moon')
2.2.4 The Interpolated or Natural Apogee
and Perigee (Lilith and Priapus)
2.2.5 Planetary Nodes and Apsides
How the asteroids were computed
”Ceres” - an application program for asteroid
astrology
2.5 Fixed stars and Galactic Center
Uranian Planets (Hamburg Planets: Cupido, Hades,
Zeus, Kronos, Apollon, Admetos, Vulkanus, Poseidon)
The Planets X of Leverrier, Adams, Lowell and
Pickering
The problem of defining the zodiac
The Babylonian tradition and the Fagan/Bradley
ayanamsha
The Spica/Citra tradition and the Lahiri
ayanamsha
The sidereal zodiac and the Galactic Center
In search of correct algorithms
More benefits from our new sidereal algorithms:
standard equinoxes and precession-corrected transits
3. Apparent versus true planetary
positions
4. Geocentric versus topocentric and
heliocentric positions
5. Eclipses, occultations, risings, settings,
and other planetary phenomena