Dictionary term
Almanac Ephemeris
Direct answer
Almanac Ephemeris is the dated celestial-position data printed within an almanac for practical lookup.
Almanac Ephemeris is an almanac position section used in historical astronomy, timekeeping, or navigation.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Historical Almanacs & Instruments
- Also appears in
- Historical Almanacs & Instruments
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Almanac Ephemeris by confirming the geographic assumptions, time standard, body, and precision supplied by that particular almanac.
- Do not use it for
- A popular almanac may round values too heavily for precise navigation or telescope work.
- Reference category
- Historical Almanacs & Instruments
- Related terms
- Logarithmic Table, Perpetual Calendar, Agricultural Almanac, Tide Table
The story behind Almanac Ephemeris
Annual ephemerides were among the defining technical contents of astronomical and nautical almanacs.
Almanac Ephemeris in spiritual tradition
Almanac Ephemeris rewards careful observation, explicit assumptions, and humility about the limits of every model or measurement.
The Great Almanac frames Almanac Ephemeris with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Almanac Ephemeris in the Bible
This is a factual history-of-science, instrument, timekeeping, or navigation reference. It may support wonder and disciplined attention without becoming a claim of fate, worship, or private revelation.
Almanac Ephemeris in numerology
Almanac Ephemeris is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Almanac Ephemeris matters
Almanac Ephemeris matters because it connects a general annual publication to exact astronomical circumstances used in observing or navigation.
Example in a reading: A nautical-almanac page lists daily Greenwich hour angles and declinations used to reduce a sight.
Interpretive caution: A popular almanac may round values too heavily for precise navigation or telescope work.
How Almanac Ephemeris is used in a reading
Use Almanac Ephemeris by confirming the geographic assumptions, time standard, body, and precision supplied by that particular almanac.
Where interpretation stops
Almanac Ephemeris is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- U.S. Naval Observatory: Astronomical and Navigational Almanacs - Official descriptions of the Astronomical Almanac, Nautical Almanac, and their tabular data.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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