Moon-API Basic API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Moon-API.com Advanced Basic API
  description: API for retrieving detailed moon phase data, sun data, calendars, and astronomical information
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Moon-API.com
    url: https://moon-api.com
servers:
- url: https://moon-phase.p.rapidapi.com
  description: Production server (via RapidAPI)
security:
- RapidAPIKey: []
tags:
- name: Basic
paths:
  /basic:
    get:
      summary: Get basic moon phase information
      description: Returns simplified moon phase data with phase name, stage, and days until next phases. Lat/lon are optional and default to London coordinates (51.5074, -0.1278). Backwards compatible.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/latitudeParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/longitudeParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/timestampParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  phase_name:
                    type: string
                    description: Current moon phase name
                  stage:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - waxing
                    - waning
                    - new
                    - full
                    description: Moon stage (waxing = increasing, waning = decreasing)
                  days_until_next_full_moon:
                    type: integer
                    description: Number of days until the next full moon
                  days_until_next_new_moon:
                    type: integer
                    description: Number of days until the next new moon
              example:
                phase_name: Waning gibbous
                stage: waning
                illumination: 22%
                days_until_next_full_moon: 27
                days_until_next_new_moon: 13
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '500':
          description: Server error
      tags:
      - Basic
components:
  parameters:
    timestampParam:
      name: timestamp
      in: query
      description: Unix timestamp (optional, defaults to current time)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
    longitudeParam:
      name: lon
      in: query
      description: Longitude coordinate (-180 to 180). Optional, defaults to -0.1278 (London, UK - west is negative)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: number
        minimum: -180
        maximum: 180
        default: -0.1278
    latitudeParam:
      name: lat
      in: query
      description: Latitude coordinate (-90 to 90). Optional, defaults to 51.5074 (London, UK)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: number
        minimum: -90
        maximum: 90
        default: 51.5074
  securitySchemes:
    RapidAPIKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-rapidapi-key
      in: header
      description: RapidAPI authentication key