ə̇ˈfem(ə)rə̇s noun
( plural eph·e·mer·i·des ˌefəˈmerəˌdēz)
Etymology: Latin, diary, journal, ephemeris, from Greek ephēmeris, from ephēmeros daily — more at ephemeral
1.
a. : a publication giving the computed places of the celestial bodies for each day of the year or for other regular intervals and including other data for the astronomer and navigator : an astronomical almanac
the annual ephemeris — Paul Herget
b. : any tabular statement of the assigned places of a celestial body for regular intervals — compare search ephemeris
c. archaic : an almanac or calendar
cures plagues, piles and pox by the ephemerides — Ben Jonson
he wrote an ephemeris of the Irish saints — Thomas Fuller
2. archaic : diary , journal
3. : ephemeral II