Moon Metrics API

Phase, illumination, age and distance of the Moon at a moment, and the month's perigee and apogee.

POST /v1/panchang/moon-metrics
1 credit

Request

curl https://api.96astroapi.com/v1/panchang/moon-metrics \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTRO_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{
      "datetime": "2026-11-05T12:00:00",
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }'

Overview

Phase, illumination, age and distance of the Moon at a moment, and the month's perigee and apogee.

Call it with POST /v1/panchang/moon-metrics. Input: date. Output: JSON, as a direct response. Each successful call costs 1 credit.

POST /v1/panchang/moon-metrics
1 credit
Date

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Response

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Example response

Fields in dataMeasured from 6 real answers to different inputs: a required field was in every one.

atstring
phasestring
illumination_percentnumber
age_daysnumber
distance_kmnumber
sign_tropicalstring
month_extremesarray of object

200Example response

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items and images are replaced by a placeholder.

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Request schema and every field: the Panchang & almanac reference.

FAQ

Moon Metrics API: common questions

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01What does the Moon Metrics API return?

Phase, illumination, age and distance of the Moon at a moment, and the month's perigee and apogee. The response's data object includes at, phase, illumination_percent, age_days, distance_km, sign_tropical and month_extremes. See the reference for an example response.

02What input does Moon Metrics need?

Date.

03How much does a Moon Metrics call cost?

1 credit per successful call; a failed call is not charged. Plans and top-ups are on the pricing page.

04Can I try it before paying?

Yes. Every account gets sandbox keys and trial credits, so you can call it from your own code before choosing a plan.