Title: Moon Phases Author: philippe Published: May 10, 2009 Last modified: February 9, 2014 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/moon-phases.svg) # Moon Phases By [philippe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ppaquet/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/moon-phases.3.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/) ## Description Adds a sidebar widget that display the current moon phase. The plugin can also display in which zodiac sign the moon is, how old the moon is and details like distance, ecliptic latitude and ecliptic longitude. In addition of English, the plugin comes with various translations: * Bulgarian * Dutch * French * German * Hebrew * Hungarian * Lithuanian * Polish * Russian * Spanish Translations credits go to Alex Kortan for Polish, Asen Kovachev for Bulgarian, [Fat Cower](http://www.fatcow.com/) for Russian, Kristina R for Lithuanian, Milly Rondèl for Dutch, Patsy for German, Rami Yushuvaev for Hebrew, Tamas Koos for Hungarian and Zhares for Spanish. Please refer to the [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language) for more information about activating the translation. If you want to help translating the plugin to your language, please contact me. If you already know how to translate wordpress plugins, have a look at the moon- phases.pot file which contains all the definitions. You may use a [gettext](http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) editor like [Poedit](http://www.poedit.net/) for that purpose. ## Screenshots * [[ * Widget * [[ * Widget control panel ## Installation 1. Unpack the *.zip file and extract the /moon-phases/ folder and the files. 2. Using an FTP program, upload the full /moon-phases/ folder to your WordPress plugins directory (Example: /wp-content/plugins). 3. Go to Plugins > Installed, activate the plugin. 4. Go to Appearance > Widgets, add the widget to a sidebar and save. ## FAQ Why is the widget displaying the wrong moon sign? First of all, the plugin display the moon sign, not the sun sign which is the one that astrology web site usually talk about. Calculations for the moon sign are done for the northern hemisphere in local time, so you may see differences with other websites as some of them display the moon sign calculated in universal time (GMT). For example, Joe’s Web Tools server is in Los Angeles and display the correct calculations for pacific standard time (GMT-8). Is the plugin compatible with versions of WordPress ealier to 2.8? No. Because of the new widget implementation, you need to use WordPress 2.8 or later. If you are using an earlier version of WordPress, you can try using Moon Phases version 2.2.1 but, really, you should upgrade. How can I support this plugin? If you enjoy this plugin and would like to help with the development, please consider [donating](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5162912). Otherwise, spread the word, report bugs and give this plugin a good rating. How do I report a bug? If you find any bugs with the plugin or if you have any suggestions, please go to [the Moon Phases plugin homepage](http://www.joeswebtools.com/wordpress-plugins/moon-phases/) and leave a comment to let me know. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/470c09ff5edd89341c849d3ca5a68099dc0364b8bab2a63afba1249bf7032362? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfectly in / Tabaja perfecto en WordPress 4.9.8–es_ES](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-in-tabaja-perfecto-en-wordpress-4-9-8-es_es/)󠁿 [areyna](https://profiles.wordpress.org/areyna/) August 2, 2018 Tested on version 4.9.8–es_ES o wordpress without issues. Probado en la versión 4.9.8–es_ES de WordPress. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/97c0b52f3d69cd4ee73b3679ea5090f5ed695a0d95d1d74c1e8db3678684a1f8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works with WP 4.9.4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-wp-4-9-4-2/)󠁿 [Number_6](https://profiles.wordpress.org/number_6/) April 2, 2018 Just like the old days, this simple great plugin works as it used to. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a921719f4a7dc4aa7bdc6f6ef6be11bf194d3ef8032566e384311e85c0a9beaa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Exactly what I was looking for 🙂](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exactly-what-i-was-looking-for-221/)󠁿 [spar303](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spar303/) September 3, 2016 Thank you Joe for this plugin, I love that it was simple to use and gave me exactly what I needed with no annoyances, it was actually hard to find a good moon phase plugin. Thanks Joe! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4b30846a1ac89bef94496c3e34ad632292ee4dd12ea8daabea7323b8d5b2fa3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[So far so good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-far-so-good-205/)󠁿 [elizabeth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greybird/) September 3, 2016 I like this plugin. I don’t know why I like to know the phase of the moon, but I do. I haven’t used the plugin for long enough to know if it’s accurate, but time will tell. I wish I knew where the plugin pulls it’s data from. I don’t care for the link included with the plugin, but with a little CSS, it can be removed. I hope that’s OK with the author, because if not, I’ll have to disable the plugin. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Moon Phases” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ philippe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ppaquet/) [Translate “Moon Phases” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/moon-phases) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/moon-phases/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/moon-phases/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moon-phases/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moon-phases/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.1.1 * Compatibility check with WordPress 3.8.1 #### 3.1 * Compatibility check with WordPress 2.8.2 * Update of the Lithuanian translation * Integration of the Russian translation #### 3.0 * Compatibility check with WordPress 2.8.1 * New WordPress 2.8 widget structure * New [moon-phases] shortcode #### 2.2.1 * Compatibility check with WordPress 2.8 #### 2.2 * Integration of the Bulgarian translation * Integration of the Hebrew translation * Integration of the Polish translation * Internal changes to improve compatibility * Fixed the distance to the earth that was displaying the moon age #### 2.1 * Integration of the German translation * Integration of the Lithuanian translation * Integration of the Spanish translation * The moon sign is now based on the vernal equinox #### 2.0 * Integration of the Dutch translation * Integration of the French translation * Integration of the Hungarian translation #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **3.1.1** * Last updated **12 years ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.7.41** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/) * Tags * [astrology](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/astrology/)[astronomy](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/astronomy/) [moon](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/moon/)[phase](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/phase/) [phases](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/phases/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/moon-phases/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moon-phases/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ philippe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ppaquet/) ## Support Got something to say? 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