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pom

Display the phase of the moon

TLDR

Show phase of moon

$ pom
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Show moon for specific date
$ pom [YYYYMMDD]
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Show moon for date range
$ pom [start_date] [end_date]
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SYNOPSIS

pom [date] [date]

DESCRIPTION

pom displays the current phase of the moon, showing the percentage of illumination and the phase name (new, first quarter, full, last quarter). It can also calculate moon phases for specific dates.
When given one or two dates in YYYYMMDD format, it shows the moon phase for that date or range. This is a BSD utility available on macOS and BSD systems.

PARAMETERS

DATE

Date in YYYYMMDD format.

CAVEATS

BSD utility. Date format is YYYYMMDD.

HISTORY

pom was created as a BSD utility for displaying lunar phases.

SEE ALSO

cal(1), date(1)

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