Chinese Almanac MCP vs Moonlora
A side-by-side look at the Chinese Almanac MCP and Moonlora MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Chinese Almanac MCP for spirituality & esoterica work as a local process; choose Moonlora for spirituality & esoterica over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Chinese Almanac MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
TUNGSHING_API_KEY.
Choose Moonlora when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
get_moon_phase, list_full_moons, list_new_moons.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TUNGSHING_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Chinese Almanac MCP | View Moonlora |
Tools & capabilities
Chinese Almanac MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Moonlora tools 3
get_moon_phaseGet the moon phase, illumination, moon sign and next full/new moon for any date (1900–2100). Optionally pass latitude/longitude to also get moonrise and moonset times (UTC).list_full_moonsList every full moon of a year (1900–2100) with exact UTC times, traditional names and moon signs.list_new_moonsList every new moon of a year (1900–2100) with exact UTC times and moon signs.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Chinese Almanac MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"chinese-almanac-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"chinese-almanac-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"TUNGSHING_API_KEY": "YOUR_TUNGSHING_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Moonlora
{
"mcpServers": {
"moonlora": {
"url": "https://moonlora.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Chinese Almanac MCP is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Moonlora belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Chinese Almanac MCP for spirituality & esoterica work and Moonlora for spirituality & esoterica.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Chinese Almanac MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Moonlora has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add chinese-almanac-mcp and moonlora as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Chinese Almanac MCP has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Moonlora has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.