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Lunar Metrics/lunar_metrics

The lunar_metrics API provides information about the Moon, including its distance from Earth and whether it is within its apogee or perigee range. The response includes the date of the measurement, whether the Moon is within its perigee range, the distance between the Moon and Earth, whether the Moon is within its apogee range, and the apogee distance between the Moon and Earth.

API Endpoint : lunar_metrics
Method : POST
Full URL :
https://json.astrologyapi.com/v1/lunar_metrics
How to change language
Header:
Accept-Language: en

Guide:These languages are supported by this API. You can use them by passing Accept-Language header with a value of the language code.

Supported Languages

Request Data

ParamsData typeDescriptions

day required

month required

year required

hour required

min required

lat required

lon required

tzone required

house_type

int

int

int

int

int

float

float

float

string

date of birth, eg: 10

month of birth, eg: 5

year of birth, eg: 1990

hour, eg: 19

minute, eg: 55

latitude, eg: 19.2056

longitude, eg: 25.2056

timezone, eg: 5.5

Default : "placidus" // koch/topocentric/poryphry/equal_house/whole_sign

Response Data

{
	"month": "10-5-1990",
	"within_perigee_range": false,
	"distance": "--",
	"within_apogee_range": true,
	"apogee_distance": 406431,
	"moon_sign": "Scorpio",
	"moon_phase": "Full Moon",
	"moon_age_in_days": 15.470096481335087,
	"moon_day": 16,
	"moon_illumination": 99
}
POST
var api = 'lunar_metrics';
var userId = '<Your User Id>';
var apiKey = '<Your Api Key>';
var language = '<Your Language>' // By default it is set to en
var data = {
  day: 6,
  month: 1,
  year: 2000,
  hour: 7,
  min: 45,
  lat: 19.132,
  lon: 72.342,
  tzone: 5.5,
};

var auth = "Basic " + new Buffer(userId + ":" + apiKey).toString("base64");

var request = $.ajax({
url: "https://json.astrologyapi.com/v1/"+api,
method: "POST",
dataType:'json',
headers: {
    "authorization": auth,
    "Content-Type":'application/json',
    "Accept-Language": language 
},
    data:JSON.stringify(data)
});

request.then( function(resp){
    console.log(resp);
}, function(err){
    console.log(err);
});