Astronomy
Calculate the current moon phase and illumination
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/moon-phase-calculator' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"date":"2026-06-26","showNextPhases":true}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/moon-phase-calculator| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | date | No | Select date (leave empty for today) |
| showNextPhases | checkbox | No | Show dates of upcoming moon phases |
Text result
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-moon-phase-calculator": {
"name": "moon-phase-calculator",
"description": "Calculate the current moon phase and illumination",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=moon-phase-calculator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "moon-phase-calculator",
"arguments": {
"date": "2026-06-26",
"showNextPhases": true
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]