Moon Phases
Moon Phases is a simple tool for getting the moon phases. It returns the moon phase for a given date.
This API provides reliable and fast access to moon phases data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.
To use this API, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.
View API in DirectoryEndpoint
GET https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases
Code Examples
Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:
curl -X GET \
"https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases?date=10-20-2025" \
-H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases', {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
import requests
headers = {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases', headers=headers)
data = response.json()
print(data)
const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
};
const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases', options, (res) => {
let data = '';
res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});
req.end();
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);
?>
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases", nil)
req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))
Authentication
This API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here
Parameters
The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:
Parameter | Type | Required | Location | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
date | string | No | query | The date for which you want to get the moon phase (e.g., MM-DD-YYYY : 01-01-2022) | 10-20-2025 |
Response
The API returns responses in JSON, XML, and YAML formats:
Example Responses
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"phase": "Last Quarter",
"phaseEmoji": "π",
"waxing": false,
"waning": true,
"lunarAge": 22.91781121430745,
"lunarAgePercent": 0.7760702713626415,
"lunationNumber": 1264,
"lunarDistance": 62.68375671610132,
"nextFullMoon": "2025-03-23T00:00:00Z",
"lastFullMoon": "2025-01-22T00:00:00Z"
}
}
<Root>
<status>ok</status>
<error />
<data>
<phase>Last Quarter</phase>
<phaseEmoji>π</phaseEmoji>
<waxing>false</waxing>
<waning>true</waning>
<lunarAge>22.917811214307449</lunarAge>
<lunarAgePercent>0.77607027136264151</lunarAgePercent>
<lunationNumber>1264</lunationNumber>
<lunarDistance>62.683756716101321</lunarDistance>
<nextFullMoon>2025-03-23T00:00:00Z</nextFullMoon>
<lastFullMoon>2025-01-22T00:00:00Z</lastFullMoon>
</data>
</Root>
status: ok
error:
data:
phase: Last Quarter
phaseEmoji: "\U0001F317"
waxing: false
waning: true
lunarAge: 22.9178112143074
lunarAgePercent: 0.776070271362642
lunationNumber: 1264
lunarDistance: 62.6837567161013
nextFullMoon: 2025-03-23T00:00:00.0000000Z
lastFullMoon: 2025-01-22T00:00:00.0000000Z
Response Structure
All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:
Field | Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
status | string | Indicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error") | ok |
error | string | null | Contains error message if status is "error", otherwise null | null |
data | object | null | Contains the API response data if successful, otherwise null | {...} |
Response Data Fields
When the request is successful, the data
object contains the following fields:
Field | Type | Sample Value |
---|---|---|
phase | string | "Last Quarter" |
phaseEmoji | string | "π" |
waxing | boolean | false |
waning | boolean | true |
lunarAge | number | 22.91781121430745 |
lunarAgePercent | number | 0.7760702713626415 |
lunationNumber | number | 1264 |
lunarDistance | number | 62.68375671610132 |
nextFullMoon | string | "2025-03-23T00:00:00Z" |
lastFullMoon | string | "2025-01-22T00:00:00Z" |
Headers
Required and optional headers for API requests:
Header Name | Required | Example Value | Description |
---|---|---|---|
X-API-Key | Yes | your_api_key_here | Your APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys. |
Accept | No | application/json | Specify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml |
User-Agent | No | MyApp/1.0 | Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes |
X-Request-ID | No | req_123456789 | Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests |
Cache-Control | No | no-cache | Control caching behavior for the request and response |
Client Libraries
To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries and clients:
Error Codes
The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:
Status Code | Message | Description |
---|---|---|
200 | OK | Request successful, data returned |
400 | Bad Request | Invalid request parameters or malformed request |
401 | Unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key |
403 | Forbidden | API key does not have permission for this endpoint |
429 | Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded, please slow down requests |
500 | Internal Server Error | Server error, please try again later |
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