Version: (using KDE KDE 3.4.0) Installed from: FreeBSD Ports OS: FreeBSD kmoon's phase appears to be two or three days behind the actual phase of the moon. When the moon is three days old, kmoon is still completely dark. When the moon is very close to 1st quarter, kmoon is still a thin crescent. Yes, my system clock is set to the right date. :)
indeed, somehow the display is f*** ;(
my reference is here btw: http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/
ok, the reference itself is broken. The tooltip is right, so it's just the graphics that are wrong.
my reference was just looking outside in the evening. :) The phase tonight still appears to be a couple of days ahead of kmoon.
ahead of kmoon? I have the other problem: kmoon shows almost full moon, but the real moon is shortly after first quarter
That is odd. is it showing some random variation depending on the phase, or the timezone? It also seems to be hard to find two websites on the net that agree on the phase of the moon. Many use the same images used in kmoon. Here's one from the USNO that I'd expect to be accurate: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/idltemp/current_moon.html
today my kmoon looks reasonable. But I'm afraid it's already at descending ;) That 22nd has a full moon can be considered safe, it's just the graphics that are wrong in kmoon (and some web moon calendars)
Will this bug be fixed for 3.5? Perhaps the code for the graphics can be rolled back to that used in 3.3, which displayed the phase correctly.
this bug still exists in 3.5.1.
Still exists in 3.5.3. tooltip info correct, but phase appears to be about 36-48 hrs behind the USNO site.
Still exists in 3.5.5. Is there any point asking about this? This bug hasn't been touched in over a year.
There is little chance that this bug fixes itself without someone updating the graphics
Kmoon in SuSE 9 and 9.2 were correct but in 10 and 10.2 are behind in the graphics. Checking the images stored in /opt/kde3/share/apps/kmoon/pics and the images in the kapplet the images in the kapplet jumped from moon20.png to moon 25.png in the space of 1 day. Please fix this bug ASAP. As an amateur astronomer I rely on correct information. Regards, Clive Rogers.
I compared the image files between 3.3 and 3.5 and found that the phases do not match between the two sets of icons. Reverting back to the 3.3 set should fix most of the problems, although Clive's comments would indicate a programmic issue exists as well.
KMoon is unmaintained. (I asked its author) Closing bug report. Regards