# chubin/pyphoon

:waning_gibbous_moon:  ASCII Art Phase of the Moon (Python version)

Repository: https://github.com/chubin/pyphoon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pyphoon
Homepage: http://wttr.in/Moon
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-09T17:38:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3833, "days_push": 1059, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1510, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:55.894302+00:00)

## What it is
pyphoon is a Python command-line tool that renders the current phase of the Moon as ASCII art, based on Jef Poskanzer's 1979 Pascal original. It supports localization, configurable moon size, date input, and hemisphere-aware rendering.

## Use cases
- show the moon phase in my terminal
- display ascii art of the moon for a given date
- add a moon phase widget to my shell prompt or motd
- see the moon as it appears from the southern hemisphere
- get time until the next lunar phase from the command line

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, fun terminal utility showing the lunar phase
- you need localized output or hemisphere-correct moon rendering
- you want to embed moon phase art in scripts, motds, or status bars

## When to avoid
- you need precise astronomical ephemeris data or calculations
- you want graphical or photographic moon imagery
- you need a library API rather than a CLI display tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, date-time, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, astronomy
- platform: cli, cross-platform, python
- tags: ascii-art, moon-phase, terminal, fun, astronomy, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- chubin/pyphoon (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.894302+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:25.227262+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chubin/pyphoon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.894302+00:00, sha 2da870653426)
  - homepage: http://wttr.in/Moon (fetched 2026-08-29T11:36:35.515680+00:00, sha 510b8966fb8c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.