# Astronomy Engine examples in Python

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### [Moon Phase Calculator](moonphase.py)
This example shows how to determine the Moon's current phase,
and how to predict when the next few quarter phases will occur.

### [Body Positions](positions.py)
An example of how to calculate equatorial and horizontal coordinates for all of the major solar system bodies.

### [Rise/Set](riseset.py)
Shows how to calculate sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times.

### [Seasons](seasons.py)
Calculates the equinoxes and solstices for a given calendar year.

### [Culmination](culminate.py)
Finds when the Sun, Moon, and planets reach their highest position in the sky on a given date,
as seen by an observer at a specified location on the Earth.
Culmination is also the moment a body crosses the *meridian*, the imaginary semicircle
in the sky that passes from due north on the horizon, through the zenith (straight up),
and then toward due south on the horizon.

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# [API Reference](../../source/python/)
Complete documentation for all the functions and types available
in the Python version of Astronomy Engine.