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If all you need is the phase it is easily calculated; there are several examples in Google
Thanks. I wanted the graphic of the moon that comes along with it, but not sure if that's generated procedurally or through the API? (as you can tell I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff). Currently I just use images of each stage of the moon, but it's static so not the most accurate.
NASA has a bunch of free images of the moon at various dates; you could probably utilize those! I've done it before to create a time lapse for a random presentation at work that was quickly forgotten, yet I remember