> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.radiantdrift.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.radiantdrift.com/the-moon.md).

# The Moon

You can calculate the position of the Moon in a variety of common coordinate systems using the [Body Position](/body-position.md) end point and its rise, transit, and setting time using the [Rise, Transit, Set](/rise-transit-set-times.md) end point.

Additionally, the Body Position end point can optionally return other Moon specific information, such as the illuminated fraction of the Moon's disc, waxing/waning state, and geocentric distance.

There are however some more specialized end points available which relate solely to the Moon: libration and the lunar limb profile. API end points are available to calculate both geocentric and topocentric lunar libration. For use specifically with solar eclipse calculations, a limited set of lunar limb profile data is available.