POM(6) BSD Games Manual POM(6) NNAAMMEE ppoomm - display the phase of the moon SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ppoomm [[[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]HH]] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The ppoomm 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). SSEEEE AALLSSOO date(1) AAUUTTHHOORR ppoomm was written by Keith E. Brandt. BBUUGGSS 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). AACCKKNNOOWWLLEEDDGGEEMMEENNTTSS 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