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Essays on the moon, astronomy, and the sky above you tonight.
June 2, 2026·7 min readAstronomy
Moonrise time shifts ~50 minutes later each night — most apps don't show this
We can calculate the moon's position to the kilometer from a smartphone using equations that fit in a few hundred lines of code. Most moon phase apps serve you a cached label that hasn't changed since Tuesday. Here's what's actually missing — and why it matters.
June 2, 2026·6 min readAstrology
Astrology Apps Are Lying to You About the Moon
Every major astrology app shows you the same horoscope regardless of what the moon is actually doing tonight. The reading was written weeks ago by a content team working off a seasonal template. The moon had nothing to do with it. That's not astrology. That's a content calendar.