stleary

<p>This plugin displays data of interest to amateur astronomers. It is calculated from user-provided location and date information.<br />
The plugin is called from a WordPress shortcode, and the parameters are specified in the shortcode. The following parameters are<br />
required, in any order:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>lat</strong> : Lattitude of location in fractional degrees (e.g. 30.8910). Positive is north, negative is south of equator</li>
<li><strong>long</strong> : Longitude of location in fractional degrees (e.g.-98.4265). Positive is east, negative is west of the UTC line</li>
<li><strong>timezone</strong> : Timezone name, must be value recognized by PHP. See <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php" rel="nofollow ugc">http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php</a></li>
</ul>
<p>These parameters are optional:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>name</strong> : The name of the location to be calculated</li>
<li><strong>days</strong> : The number of days of data to display. Must be a value from 1 to 10. Defaults to 3 if not specified. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Shortcode Examples:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>stars-at-night name=Chennai lat=13.08 long=80.26 timezone=Asia/Kolkata days=1</li>
<li>stars-at-night name=”COE Observing Field” lat=30.891 long=-97.4265 timezone=America/Chicago days=10</li>
</ul>
<p>You can also display the individual data tables via more specific shortcodes:</p>
<ul>
<li>stars-at-night-sun-moon name=”Mount Kilimanjaro” lat=-2.55 long=37.55 timezone=Africa/Nairobi</li>
<li>stars-at-night-planets name=”Ushuaia” lat=-54.8 long=-68.33 timezone=America/Argentina/Ushuaia</li>
<li>stars-at-night-iss name=”Mount Burnett Observatory” lat=-37.9 long=145.4 timezone=Australia/Melbourne days=7</li>
</ul>
<p>The output consists of simple HTML tables:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sun/Moon table: The times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, morning astronomical twilight, and evening astronomical twilight for the specified days (max 10 days).</li>
<li>Planets table: The times and visibility for the planets, for the current day.</li>
<li>ISS table: The times and directions for visible ISS passes over the specified days (max 10 days).</li>
<li>(REMOVED) Iridium flares table: The times and directions for visible Iridium flares over the specified days (max 7 days).</li>
</ul>
<p>You can view the plugin in action here: <a href="http://johnjleary.com/notforlong" rel="nofollow ugc">http://johnjleary.com/notforlong</a></p>
<p><strong>Credits and Acknowledgements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lunar images by <a href="mailto://Dan@danmorgan.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Dan Morgan</a>. Used with permission. <a href="http://DanMorgan.org" rel="nofollow ugc">http://DanMorgan.org</a>.</li>
<li>WordPress framework and sunrise/sunset algorithm: https://github.com/bengreeley/sunrisesunset</li>
<li>Moonrise and Moonset class (with a correction for timezone): http://dxprog.com/entry/calculate-moon-rise-and-set-in-php</li>
<li>Moon phase class: https://github.com/solarissmoke/php-moon-phase</li>
<li>Planetary, ISS and Iridium Flare tables are obtained by sending GET requests to: http://heavens-above.com (HTTP API used with permission)</li>
<li>Per-table shortcodes implemented by Peter Lieverdink</li>
</ul>
<h3>Contributors</h3>
<p>stleary<br />
Peter Lieverdink</p>


The Stars at Night

Stars-at-night displays astronomical data for a specified location and date.

John Martin

<p>Celestial Lunar Phase Widget helps WordPress sites display the current moon phase in a polished astronomy card.</p>
<p>The plugin shows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Current lunar phase name</li>
<li>Moonrise time</li>
<li>Moonset time</li>
<li>Illumination percentage</li>
<li>Bundled moon phase image matched to the returned phase</li>
<li>Optional location label</li>
<li>Optional WeatherAPI credit line</li>
</ul>
<p>It includes both a classic shortcode and a Gutenberg block, so site owners can add lunar data in the editor or in traditional content areas.</p>
<h4>Ideal for</h4>
<ul>
<li>Astronomy and space science websites</li>
<li>Observing clubs and public outreach pages</li>
<li>Weather and nature blogs</li>
<li>Classroom and education sites</li>
<li>Hobbyist websites that want a live moon phase widget</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Shortcode: <code>[celestial_lunar_phase_widget]</code></li>
<li>Gutenberg block: <strong>Celestial Lunar Phase Widget</strong></li>
<li>Eight bundled moon phase photos packaged locally</li>
<li>Default location and title settings</li>
<li>12-hour or 24-hour time display</li>
<li>Per-location and per-date caching for better performance</li>
<li>No visitor geolocation in the browser, so your API key stays server-side</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>Support and documentation are available at:<br />
https://celestialwebdevelopment.com/lunar-phase-plugin/</p>
<h3>Blocks</h3>
<h4>Celestial Lunar Phase Widget</h4>
<p>Display the current moon phase with a bundled moon image, phase name, moonrise, moonset, and illumination.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following external service:</p>
<h4>WeatherAPI</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <code>https://api.weatherapi.com/v1/astronomy.json</code></li>
<li>What the service does: Returns moon phase, moonrise, moonset, and illumination data for the requested location and date.</li>
<li>When data is sent: Only when the block or shortcode is rendered and no cached response is available.</li>
<li>What data is sent: The site administrator’s WeatherAPI key, the configured location or override location, and the selected date.</li>
<li>Service provider: WeatherAPI</li>
<li>Terms of use: <code>https://www.weatherapi.com/terms.aspx</code></li>
<li>Privacy policy: <code>https://www.weatherapi.com/privacy.aspx</code></li>
</ul>


Celestial Lunar Phase Widget

Display the current moon phase with a bundled moon image, moonrise, moonset, illumination, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.

The Stars at Night vs Celestial Lunar Phase Widget