Current Planetary Positions WordPress Plugin
Current Planetary Positions is a WordPress plugin that adds a widget which displays the positions of the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron in the zodiac signs. From left to right, the columns display the planet's name, the degree of zodiac sign, zodiac sign symbol, zodiac sign text, the minute of degree, the second of degree, and retrograde motion (when indicated). If there appears an 'R' in the last column, then that planet is in apparent retrograde motion. The sun and moon are never retrograde. Please note: astrologers refer to all 11 of these celestial bodies as "planets" for the sake of convenience.
The zodiac sign symbols are color coded according to their element: red for fire signs, green for earth, yellow for air, and blue for water. The widget also displays the current local date and time of the viewer, as given by the viewer's browser.
Current Planetary Positions uses the Swiss Ephemeris to get the longitude of the planets/celestial bodies. Information about the Swiss Ephemeris can be found at http://www.astro.com/swisseph/swephinfo_e.htm
Documentation and Troubleshooting.
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Languages
These languages are included in the plugin:
- English (default)
- Arabic
- French
- Hindi
- Spanish
This plugin is translation-ready, and includes a .pot file to make it easy for you to translate it into other languages.
For more info, see the FAQ, the Installation instructions (link above), or the plugin web page.
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Usage of Current Planetary Positions over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 20 to 17 — down 3 (-15%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 17 | +1 |
| June 2024 | 16 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 17 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 17 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 17 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 17 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 17 | -2 |
| December 2023 | 19 | +1 |
| November 2023 | 18 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 18 | -1 |
| September 2023 | 19 | -2 |
| August 2023 | 21 | +1 |
| July 2023 | 20 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 20 | — |
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