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+# Usage
+
+```
+Usage:
+  Calcelestial [options]
+
+Options:
+  -p, --object		calc for celestial object: sun, moon, mars, neptune,
+			 jupiter, mercury, uranus, saturn, venus or pluto
+  -H, --horizon		calc rise/set time with twilight: nautic, civil or astronomical
+  -t, --time		calc at given time: YYYY-MM-DD[_HH:MM:SS]
+  -m, --moment		calc position at moment of: rise, set, transit
+  -n, --next		use rise, set, transit time of tomorrow
+  -f, --format		output format: see strftime (3) and calcelestial (1) for more details
+  -a, --lat		geographical latitude of observer: -90° to 90°
+  -o, --lon		geographical longitude of oberserver: -180° to 180°
+  -q, --query		query coordinates using the geonames.org geolocation service
+  -l, --local		query local timezone using the geonames.org geolocation service
+  -z, --timezone	override system timezone (TZ environment variable)
+  -u, --universal	use universial time for parsing and formatting
+  -h, --help		show usage help
+  -v, --version		show version
+
+Note: A combination of --lat & --lon or --query is required.
+
+The following special tokens are supported in the --format parameter:
+
+  §J	Julian date of observation
+  §d	Diameter in arc seconds
+  §e	Distance to object in astronomical units
+  §r	Equatorial Coordinates: Right Ascension in degrees
+  §d	Equatorial Coordinates: Declincation in degrees
+  §a	Horizontal Coordinates: Azimuth in degrees
+  §h	Horizontal Coordinates: Altitude in degrees
+  §A	Latitude in degrees
+  §O	Longitude in degrees
+  §s	Azimuth direction (N, E, S, W, NE, ...)
+
+Calcelestial is written by Steffen Vogel <post@steffenvogel.de>
+Please report bugs to: https://github.com/stv0g/calcelestial/issues
+```
+
+## Examples
+
+The simplest variant uses the Unix tool [at(1)](https://linux.die.net/man/1/at) to schedule a command at a specific event:
+
+```
+echo ~/bin/turn-lights-on | at $(calcelestial -p sun -m set -q Frankfurt -H civil)
+```
+
+The following cronjobs automate this task everyday with updated times:
+
+```
+0 0 * * * echo 'fnctl stop && fnctl fade -c 000000' | at $(calcelestial -m rise -p sun -q Aachen)
+0 0 * * * echo 'fnctl start' | at $(calcelestial -m set -p sun -q Frankfurt)
+```
+
+The tool [nvram-wakeup](http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/NVRAM_WakeUp), can be used to turn on the system everyday 10 minutes before sunrise in Berlin:
+
+```
+nvram-wakeup -s $(date -d "$(calcelestial -m rise -p sun -q Berlin --format %+)" -10 minutes" +%s)
+```
+
+Or alternatively, the system can be shut down 10 minutes after sunset:
+
+```
+shutdown $(date -d "$(calcelestial -m rise -p sun --lat=50.55 --lon=-6.2 --format %+) +10 minutes" +%H:%M)
+```
+
+The current position of the moon can be estimated with:
+
+```
+calcelestial -p moon -q Aachen -f "az: §a alt: §h"
+```
+
 # License
 
 calcelestial is licensed under [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).