MoonPhase

MoonPhase[]

gives moon phase fraction of illumination for the current date.

MoonPhase[datespec]

gives moon phase fraction of illumination for the specified date.

MoonPhase[property]

gives the property of the moon phase for the current date.

MoonPhase[datespec,property]

gives the property of the moon phase for the specified date.

Details

  • MoonPhase[] makes use of $TimeZone to determine your time zone.
  • Dates can be specified as a DateObject or as a string that resolves to a date.
  • If datespec is a list of dates, then the results will contain EventSeries or TimeSeries objects.
  • datespec can be specified as {start,end,increment} for compatibility with DateRange specifications.
  • MoonPhase["Fraction"] is equivalent to MoonPhase[].
  • MoonPhase can accept the following values for property:
  • "Fraction"fraction of illumination
    "SignedFraction"signed fraction of illumination
    "Name"name of the moon phase
    "Icon"icon representing the moon phase

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Find the Moon's current fraction of illumination:

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Find the Moon's fraction of illumination on a specified date:

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Find the name of the Moon's current phase:

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Generate an icon of the Moon's current phase:

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Scope  (7)

Generalizations & Extensions  (1)

Properties & Relations  (1)

Possible Issues  (1)

Neat Examples  (1)

See Also

MoonPosition  SunPosition  TideData  LunarEclipse  SolarEclipse  PlanetaryMoonData

Introduced in 2014
(10.0)