Moon Position

Overview

A moon and lunar position API. Moon Position works by analyzing the location provided and calculating moon position data. It uses advanced algorithms to calculate data such as altitude, azimuth, and distance of the moon from the location and returns the moon position data.

Live Test Moon Position API →

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonposition?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&date=01-16-2026&time=14%3A30&timezone=America%2FLos_Angeles" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

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const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonposition?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&date=01-16-2026&time=14%3A30&timezone=America%2FLos_Angeles', {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonposition?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&date=01-16-2026&time=14%3A30&timezone=America%2FLos_Angeles",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/moonposition?lat=37.7749&lon=-122.4194&date=01-16-2026&time=14%3A30&timezone=America%2FLos_Angeles", nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

Parameters

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "date": "01-22-2026",
    "time": "14:30",
    "coordinates": {
      "latitude": 37.7749,
      "longitude": -122.4194
    },
    "moon": {
      "altitude": -0.407908976399288,
      "azimuth": 1.4720499058762104,
      "distance": 404332.6834067969
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Start from a template

A working app built on this API, ready to deploy with your own key. Vercel asks for the key when you deploy; the code is on GitHub to change first.

Moon Tracker

Where the moon is in the sky right now, from any place on Earth.

• Python
• Flask

Deploy to VercelSee the template →

Use cases

Night Photography Planning

Landscape photographers check moon altitude across evening hours to time foreground illumination and align night-sky shots.

Telescope Pointing Assistants

Amateur astronomy software plots lunar elevation by observer coordinates to guide telescope targeting during backyard stargazing sessions.

Coastal Night Navigation

When planning coastal night voyages, marine navigation tools track lunar altitude to anticipate natural visibility over open water.

Nocturnal Wildlife Research

Field biology platforms log lunar elevation against animal GPS tracks to correlate predator hunting patterns with ambient moonlight.

Other ways to use Moon Position

Set up Moon Position on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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