Re: Astro::MoonPhase Issue

  ($MoonPhase,$MoonIllum) = Astro::MoonPhase::phase();
      print "$MoonIllum\n";

# prints
0.44839600941596
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Re^2: Astro::MoonPhase Issue by perl_n00b (Acolyte) on Nov 10, 2009 at 03:30 UTC
Also, does this program actually use GMT? or is that a false assumption on my part?	[reply]
Re^3: Astro::MoonPhase Issue by gmargo (Hermit) on Nov 10, 2009 at 04:07 UTC
The code uses the epoch time (aka GMT or UTC) by default. The documentation states that the calculated values are those for an observer at the center of the earth, which would constitute a point source. There is no correction for the size of the earth or where you happen to be on it.	[reply]