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Moon Phase API: phase, illumination and what it is good for
Get the numbers (phase, illumination, age and distance, with the month's perigee and apogee), and a reading of what the phase in its sign is good for.
What people build with it
- A Moon phase widget
- Lunar calendars
- Daily wellness notes
The endpoints
- Moon Phase Reading
What a Moon phase in its sign is good for, and optionally the phase a person was born under.
POST /v1/western/moon-phase-reading
1 credit
- Moon Metrics
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
- Moon Phase
The Moon's phase on the day (e.g. Waxing Crescent) with its illumination in percent.
POST /v1/panchang/moon-phase
1 credit
Common questions
- Is it Vedic or Western?
- The phase itself is the same in both. The reading uses the tropical sign.