diff --git a/examples/astro b/examples/astro
index 75de68f8..e8465878 100755
--- a/examples/astro
+++ b/examples/astro
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ BANNER %
 
 INCLUDE [$SysInclude]/ansitext.rem
 
-MSG Today is [ansi_bold][today()][ansi_normal].%_
+MSG Today is [ansi_bold][$T][ansi_normal], being the [ord($T-date(year($T),1,1)+1)] day of [year($T)].%_
 
 IF bg_dark
-   SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 Sunrise:               🌅 [sunrise()] today and [sunrise(today()+1)] tomorrow
-   SPECIAL COLOR 255 128 0 Sunset:                🌇 [sunset()] today and [sunset(today()+1)] tomorrow%_
+   SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 Sunrise:               🌅 [sunrise()] today and [sunrise($T+1)] tomorrow
+   SPECIAL COLOR 255 128 0 Sunset:                🌇 [sunset()] today and [sunset($T+1)] tomorrow%_
 ENDIF
 EOF
 
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ IF bg_dark
    REM [moondatetime(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 255 Full moon:             🌕 [$T] %3 (%b)
    REM [moondatetime(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 Last Quarter:          🌗 [$T] %3 (%b)
 ELSE
-   SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 Sunrise:               🌅 [sunrise()] today and [sunrise(today()+1)] tomorrow
-   SPECIAL COLOR 128 32 0 Sunset:                🌇 [sunset()] today and [sunset(today()+1)] tomorrow%_
+   SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 Sunrise:               🌅 [sunrise()] today and [sunrise($T+1)] tomorrow
+   SPECIAL COLOR 128 32 0 Sunset:                🌇 [sunset()] today and [sunset($T+1)] tomorrow%_
 
    REM [moondatetime(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 New moon:              🌑 [$T] %3 (%b)
    REM [moondatetime(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 First Quarter:         🌓 [$T] %3 (%b)