Moon PhasesMoon Phases

Token Usage:1 per call

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.

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Endpoint

GET Request
GET https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:

cURL Request
curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonphases?date=10-20-2025" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
JavaScript (Fetch API)
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);
Python (Requests)
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)
Node.js (Native HTTPS)
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 (cURL)
<?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);

?>
Go (net/http)
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))
}
Ruby (Net::HTTP)
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:

Required Header
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:

ParameterTypeRequiredLocationDescriptionExample
datestringNoqueryThe 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

JSON Response
200 OK
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "phase": "Last Quarter",
    "phaseEmoji": "πŸŒ—",
    "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"
  }
}
XML Response
200 OK
<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <phase>Last Quarter</phase>
    <phaseEmoji>πŸŒ—</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>
YAML Response
200 OK
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:

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
statusstringIndicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")ok
errorstring | nullContains error message if status is "error", otherwise nullnull
dataobject | nullContains the API response data if successful, otherwise null{...}

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

FieldTypeSample Value
phasestring"Last Quarter"
phaseEmojistring"πŸŒ—"
waxingbooleanfalse
waningbooleantrue
lunarAgenumber22.91781121430745
lunarAgePercentnumber0.7760702713626415
lunationNumbernumber1264
lunarDistancenumber62.68375671610132
nextFullMoonstring"2025-03-23T00:00:00Z"
lastFullMoonstring"2025-01-22T00:00:00Z"

Headers

Required and optional headers for API requests:

Header NameRequiredExample ValueDescription
X-API-KeyYesyour_api_key_hereYour APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys.
AcceptNoapplication/jsonSpecify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml
User-AgentNoMyApp/1.0Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes
X-Request-IDNoreq_123456789Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests
Cache-ControlNono-cacheControl 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:

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Error Codes

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status CodeMessageDescription
200OKRequest successful, data returned
400Bad RequestInvalid request parameters or malformed request
401UnauthorizedMissing or invalid API key
403ForbiddenAPI key does not have permission for this endpoint
429Too Many RequestsRate limit exceeded, please slow down requests
500Internal Server ErrorServer error, please try again later

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