Moon-API Basic API
The Basic API from Moon-API — 1 operation(s) for basic.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
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:
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
timestampParam:
name: timestamp
in: query
description: Unix timestamp (optional, defaults to current time)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
securitySchemes:
RapidAPIKey:
type: apiKey
name: x-rapidapi-key
in: header
description: RapidAPI authentication key