Moon and Moon Phase

Get moonrise and moonset and hourly moon phase data for the next 60 days at any location worldwide.

Endpoint#

GET /v7/astronomy/moon

Parameters#

Query parameters

  • location required
    string
    The location to be queried, support LocationID or comma-separated longitude and latitude (decimal, up to 2 decimal places), LocationID can be obtained by GeoAPI. Example: location=101010100 or location=116.41,39.92
  • date required
    date
    Set the date, up to 60 days in the future (including today). The date format is yyyyMMdd. Example: date=20200531
  • lang
    string
    Language setting. See Language for behavior, configuration, and data availability

Request example#

curl -X GET --compressed \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your_token' \
'https://your-api-host/v7/astronomy/moon?location=116.41%2C39.92&date=20200531'

Replace your_token and your_api_host with your JWT Authentication and API Host

Try it

Response#

{
  "code": "200",
  "updateTime": "2021-11-15T17:00+08:00",
  "fxLink": "https://www.qweather.com",
  "moonrise": "2021-11-20T17:25+08:00",
  "moonset": "2021-11-21T07:42+08:00",
  "moonPhase": [
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T00:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.51",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T01:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.51",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T02:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.51",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T03:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.51",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T04:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T05:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T06:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T07:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T08:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T09:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "100",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T10:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T11:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.52",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T12:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T13:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T14:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T15:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T16:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T17:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T18:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T19:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.53",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T20:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.54",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T21:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.54",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T22:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.54",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "99",
      "icon": "805"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-11-20T23:00+08:00",
      "value": "0.54",
      "name": "Waning gibbous",
      "illumination": "98",
      "icon": "805"
    }
  ],
  "refer": {
    "sources": [
      "https://developer.qweather.com/attribution.html"
    ],
    "license": [
      "QWeather Developers License"
    ]
  }
}
  • code
    string
    Status code
  • updateTime
    date-time
    API latest update time
  • fxLink
    uri
    Responsive web page of this data, for embedded in website or APP
  • moonrise
    string
    Moonrise time for the requested date; may be null
  • moonset
    string
    Moonset time for the requested date; may be null
  • moonPhase
    array
    Moon phase data list
    • fxTime
      date-time
      Moon phase forecast time
    • value
      string
      Moon phase value
    • name
      string
      Moon phase name
    • illumination
      string
      Moon illuminance in percent
    • icon
      string
      Icon code for moon phase. See also QWeather Icons
  • refer
    object
    Data sources and licensing information
    • sources
      array
      Data source and other statements, may be null
    • license
      array
      Data license, may be null