astro_moon_phases
Lunar phase calendar
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Every new moon, quarter and full moon in a window (or the next few from a date): each with its exact instant, distance, apparent size, supermoon classification under both competing definitions, traditional full-moon name, and any eclipse falling on it. Use for "when is the next full moon" and phase calendars. For the Moon's state right now use astro_moon.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | no | Anchor date; the next phases follow it. ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. "2026-08-06" or "2026-08-06T21:00:00Z". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there. |
| start | string | no | First day of a window (use with end). ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. "2026-08-06" or "2026-08-06T21:00:00Z". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there. |
| end | string | no | Last day of a window. ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. "2026-08-06" or "2026-08-06T21:00:00Z". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there. |
| count | integer | no | How many phase events to return from the anchor date. |
| phases | array | no | Optional filter of phase kinds. Omit for all four. Example: ["full_moon"] for full moons only. |
| cursor | string | no | Opaque pagination cursor from a previous result's next_cursor. Send it with the same start/end arguments as the first page. |
| lat | number | no | Latitude in decimal degrees, north positive. Send lat and lon together. |
| lon | number | no | Longitude in decimal degrees, east positive (Lisbon is about -9.14). Send lat and lon together. |
| place | string | no | Place name instead of lat/lon, as "City" or "City,CC" with an ISO country code, e.g. "Lisbon,PT". Resolved server-side; the response then carries a required GeoNames CC BY 4.0 credit in its attribution field, which must be preserved when shown. |
| tz | string | no | IANA timezone like "Europe/Lisbon" to render event times in local time. Optional; a resolved place supplies its own timezone. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Anchor date; the next phases follow it. ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. \"2026-08-06\" or \"2026-08-06T21:00:00Z\". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there."
},
"start": {
"type": "string",
"description": "First day of a window (use with end). ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. \"2026-08-06\" or \"2026-08-06T21:00:00Z\". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there."
},
"end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Last day of a window. ISO 8601 UTC date or datetime, e.g. \"2026-08-06\" or \"2026-08-06T21:00:00Z\". Omit for the current moment. Years 1700 to 2200 only; outside that range the API refuses with DATE_OUT_OF_RANGE because the ephemeris is not reliable there."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many phase events to return from the anchor date."
},
"phases": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"new_moon",
"first_quarter",
"full_moon",
"last_quarter"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"description": "Optional filter of phase kinds. Omit for all four. Example: [\"full_moon\"] for full moons only."
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Opaque pagination cursor from a previous result's next_cursor. Send it with the same start/end arguments as the first page."
},
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90,
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees, north positive. Send lat and lon together."
},
"lon": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180,
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees, east positive (Lisbon is about -9.14). Send lat and lon together."
},
"place": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Place name instead of lat/lon, as \"City\" or \"City,CC\" with an ISO country code, e.g. \"Lisbon,PT\". Resolved server-side; the response then carries a required GeoNames CC BY 4.0 credit in its attribution field, which must be preserved when shown."
},
"tz": {
"type": "string",
"description": "IANA timezone like \"Europe/Lisbon\" to render event times in local time. Optional; a resolved place supplies its own timezone."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}