POM(6)                         BSD Games Manual
POM(6)

NNAAMMEE
     ppoomm — display the phase of the moon

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     ppoomm [[[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]HH]]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     The ppoomm utility displays the current phase of
     the moon.  Useful for selecting software completion
     target dates and predicting managerial behavior.

     _[_[_[_[_[_c_c_]_y_y_]_m_m_]_d_d_]_H_H_]
     Display the phase of the moon for a given time.
                           The format is similar to the
                           canonical representa‐ tion used
                           by date(1).

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     date(1)

AAUUTTHHOORR
     ppoomm was written by Keith E. Brandt.

BBUUGGSS
     Times must be within range of the UNIX epoch.

     This program does not allow for the difference between
     the TDT and UTC timescales (about one minute at the time
     of writing).

AACCKKNNOOWWLLEEDDGGEEMMEENNTTSS
     This program is based on algorithms
     from _P_r_a_c_t_i_c_a_l
     _A_s_t_r_o_n_o_m_y _w_i_t_h _Y_o_u_r
     _C_a_l_c_u_l_a_t_o_r_, _T_h_i_r_d
     _E_d_i_t_i_o_n by Peter Duffett-Smith
     ⟨pjds@mrao.cam.ac.uk⟩.

BSD                             January 9, 1999
BSD
