Tools/astronomy

Sun & Moon

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Your agent can't reliably compute sun and moon times; this returns exact sunrise, sunset, twilight, and moon phase for any spot and date.

2 tools

Sunrise, sunset, solar noon, twilight, and day length for any location and date, plus the moon phase and illumination. Computed locally from astronomical formulae, so it works for any coordinates without an external service.

Maps & Weathersunrisesunsettwilightmoon-phaseastronomy

Tools (2)

▶moon

Moon phase, illumination, and waxing/waning trend for a date.

Free

Example prompts

“What phase is the moon today?”
“Moon phase on 2026-12-25”
“Is the moon waxing or waning on 2026-06-29?”

Parameters

datestringoptional

Date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/astronomy/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "What phase is the moon today?"
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe astronomy/astronomy.moon

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.

▶sun

Sunrise, sunset, solar noon, twilight, and day length for a location and date.

Free

Example prompts

“What time is sunset in New York on 2026-06-21?”
“Sunrise and sunset for 51.5, -0.13 today”
“How long is the day in Reykjavik on the summer solstice?”
“When is solar noon in Tokyo?”

Parameters

datestringoptional

Date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

latitudenumberrequired

Latitude in decimal degrees.

timezonestringoptional

Optional IANA time zone for the output (e.g. America/New_York). Defaults to UTC.

longitudenumberrequired

Longitude in decimal degrees.

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/astronomy/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "What time is sunset in New York on 2026-06-21?"
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe astronomy/astronomy.sun

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.