diff --git a/internal/tasks/dailyAggregate.go b/internal/tasks/dailyAggregate.go
index e718114..5f65bbc 100644
--- a/internal/tasks/dailyAggregate.go
+++ b/internal/tasks/dailyAggregate.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"vctp/db"
 	"vctp/internal/metrics"
 	"vctp/internal/report"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 )
 
 // RunVcenterDailyAggregate summarizes hourly snapshots into a daily summary table.
@@ -198,6 +200,8 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 	hourlySnapshots = filterSnapshotsWithRows(ctx, dbConn, hourlySnapshots)
 	if len(hourlySnapshots) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no hourly snapshot tables found for %s", dayStart.Format("2006-01-02"))
+	} else {
+		c.Logger.Debug("Found hourly snapshot tables for daily aggregation", "date", dayStart.Format("2006-01-02"), "tables", len(hourlySnapshots))
 	}
 
 	hourlyTables := make([]string, 0, len(hourlySnapshots))
@@ -210,6 +214,8 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 	unionQuery, err := buildUnionQuery(hourlyTables, summaryUnionColumns, templateExclusionFilter())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
+	} else {
+		c.Logger.Debug("Built union query", "string", unionQuery)
 	}
 
 	// Clear existing summary if forcing.
@@ -235,6 +241,7 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 		if cacheErr != nil {
 			c.Logger.Warn("failed to use hourly cache, falling back to table scans", "error", cacheErr)
 		} else if len(cacheAgg) > 0 {
+			c.Logger.Debug("using hourly cache for daily aggregation", "date", dayStart.Format("2006-01-02"), "snapshots", len(cacheTimes), "vm_count", len(cacheAgg))
 			aggMap = cacheAgg
 			snapTimes = cacheTimes
 			totalSamples = len(cacheTimes)
@@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 		if errScan != nil {
 			return errScan
 		}
+		c.Logger.Debug("scanned hourly tables for daily aggregation", "date", dayStart.Format("2006-01-02"), "tables", len(hourlySnapshots), "vm_count", len(aggMap))
 		if len(aggMap) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no VM records aggregated for %s", dayStart.Format("2006-01-02"))
 		}
@@ -259,26 +267,99 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 		sort.Slice(snapTimes, func(i, j int) bool { return snapTimes[i] < snapTimes[j] })
 	}
 
-	for _, v := range aggMap {
-		if v.creation == 0 {
-			v.creation = v.firstSeen
+	// Get the first hourly snapshot on/after dayEnd to help confirm deletions that happen on the last snapshot of the day.
+	var nextSnapshotTable string
+	nextSnapshotRows, nextErr := c.Database.DB().QueryxContext(ctx, `
+SELECT table_name
+FROM snapshot_registry
+WHERE snapshot_type = 'hourly' AND snapshot_time >= ?
+ORDER BY snapshot_time ASC
+LIMIT 1
+`, dayEnd.Unix())
+	if nextErr == nil {
+		if nextSnapshotRows.Next() {
+			if scanErr := nextSnapshotRows.Scan(&nextSnapshotTable); scanErr != nil {
+				nextSnapshotTable = ""
+			}
 		}
-		// Infer deletion as the first snapshot time after lastSeen where the VM is absent.
+		nextSnapshotRows.Close()
+	}
+	nextPresence := make(map[string]struct{})
+	if nextSnapshotTable != "" && db.TableExists(ctx, dbConn, nextSnapshotTable) {
+		q := fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT "VmId","VmUuid","Name" FROM %s WHERE "Vcenter" = ?`, nextSnapshotTable)
+		q = sqlx.Rebind(sqlx.BindType(dbConn.DriverName()), q)
+		rows, err := dbConn.QueryxContext(ctx, q, c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterAddresses[0])
+		if err == nil {
+			for rows.Next() {
+				var vmId, vmUuid, name sql.NullString
+				if err := rows.Scan(&vmId, &vmUuid, &name); err == nil {
+					if vmId.Valid {
+						nextPresence["id:"+vmId.String] = struct{}{}
+					}
+					if vmUuid.Valid {
+						nextPresence["uuid:"+vmUuid.String] = struct{}{}
+					}
+					if name.Valid {
+						nextPresence["name:"+name.String] = struct{}{}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			rows.Close()
+		}
+	}
+
+	var maxSnap int64
+	if len(snapTimes) > 0 {
+		maxSnap = snapTimes[len(snapTimes)-1]
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range aggMap {
+		// Infer deletion only after seeing at least two consecutive absent snapshots after lastSeen.
+		if maxSnap > 0 && len(v.seen) > 0 && v.lastSeen < maxSnap {
+			c.Logger.Debug("inferring deletion window", "vm_id", v.key.VmId, "vm_uuid", v.key.VmUuid, "name", v.key.Name, "last_seen", v.lastSeen, "snapshots", len(snapTimes))
+		}
+		consecutiveMisses := 0
+		firstMiss := int64(0)
 		for _, t := range snapTimes {
 			if t <= v.lastSeen {
 				continue
 			}
-			if _, ok := v.seen[t]; !ok {
-				v.deletion = t
+			if _, ok := v.seen[t]; ok {
+				consecutiveMisses = 0
+				firstMiss = 0
+				continue
+			}
+			consecutiveMisses++
+			if firstMiss == 0 {
+				firstMiss = t
+			}
+			if consecutiveMisses >= 2 {
+				v.deletion = firstMiss
 				break
 			}
 		}
+		if v.deletion == 0 && firstMiss > 0 {
+			// Not enough consecutive misses within the day; try to use the first snapshot of the next day to confirm.
+			if nextSnapshotTable != "" && len(nextPresence) > 0 {
+				_, presentByID := nextPresence["id:"+v.key.VmId]
+				_, presentByUUID := nextPresence["uuid:"+v.key.VmUuid]
+				_, presentByName := nextPresence["name:"+v.key.Name]
+				if !presentByID && !presentByUUID && !presentByName {
+					v.deletion = firstMiss
+					c.Logger.Debug("cross-day deletion inferred from next snapshot", "vm_id", v.key.VmId, "vm_uuid", v.key.VmUuid, "name", v.key.Name, "deletion", firstMiss, "next_table", nextSnapshotTable)
+				}
+			}
+			if v.deletion == 0 {
+				c.Logger.Debug("pending deletion inference (insufficient consecutive misses)", "vm_id", v.key.VmId, "vm_uuid", v.key.VmUuid, "name", v.key.Name, "last_seen", v.lastSeen, "first_missing_snapshot", firstMiss)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Insert aggregated rows.
 	if err := c.insertDailyAggregates(ctx, summaryTable, aggMap, totalSamples); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Logger.Debug("inserted daily aggregates", "table", summaryTable, "rows", len(aggMap), "total_samples", totalSamples)
 
 	// Persist rollup cache for monthly aggregation.
 	if err := c.persistDailyRollup(ctx, dayStart.Unix(), aggMap, totalSamples); err != nil {
@@ -303,7 +384,13 @@ func (c *CronTask) aggregateDailySummaryGo(ctx context.Context, dayStart, dayEnd
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.Logger.Debug("Finished daily inventory aggregation (Go path)", "summary_table", summaryTable, "duration", time.Since(jobStart))
+	c.Logger.Debug("Finished daily inventory aggregation (Go path)",
+		"summary_table", summaryTable,
+		"duration", time.Since(jobStart),
+		"tables_scanned", len(hourlyTables),
+		"rows_written", rowCount,
+		"total_samples", totalSamples,
+	)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tasks/monthlyAggregate.go b/internal/tasks/monthlyAggregate.go
index 001f0c7..535ae89 100644
--- a/internal/tasks/monthlyAggregate.go
+++ b/internal/tasks/monthlyAggregate.go
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ func mergeMonthlyAgg(dst, src *monthlyAggVal) {
 	if src.creation > 0 && (dst.creation == 0 || src.creation < dst.creation) {
 		dst.creation = src.creation
 	}
+	// If creation is unknown in all daily summaries, leave it zero for reports (VM trace handles approximation separately).
 	if src.deletion > 0 && (dst.deletion == 0 || src.deletion < dst.deletion) {
 		dst.deletion = src.deletion
 	}