diff --git a/examples/astro b/examples/astro
index 4773c852..6351719c 100755
--- a/examples/astro
+++ b/examples/astro
@@ -4,33 +4,45 @@
 #
 # Best used in a UTF-8 environment.
 
-remind -g -@2 - <<'EOF'
+remind -q -@2 - "$@" <<'EOF'
 # Set this variable to 1 if your terminal has a dark background or 0 if
-# it is light.
+# it: light.
 
 SET bg_dark 1
 
 SET $AddBlankLines 0
 BANNER %
 
-MSG Today is [today()].%_
+MSG Today: [today()].%_
 
 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%_
 
-   REM [moondate(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 New moon:      🌑 [moondate(0)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 First Quarter: 🌓 [moondate(1)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 255 Full moon:     🌕 [moondate(2)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 Last Quarter:  🌗 [moondate(3)] (%b)
+   REM [moondatetime(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 New moon:      🌑 [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [moondatetime(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 First Quarter: 🌓 [$T] %3 (%b)
+   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%_
 
-   REM [moondate(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 New moon:      🌑 [moondate(0)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 First Quarter: 🌓 [moondate(1)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 0 0 0 Full moon:     🌕 [moondate(2)] (%b)
-   REM [moondate(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 Last Quarter:  🌗 [moondate(3)] (%b)
+   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)
+   REM [moondatetime(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 0 0 0 Full moon:     🌕 [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [moondatetime(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 Last Quarter:  🌗 [$T] %3 (%b)
+ENDIF
+
+IF $LatDeg >= 0
+   REM [soleq(0)] +366 MSG %_Next Vernal Equinox:   [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(1)] +366 MSG Next Summer Solstice:  [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(2)] +366 MSG Next Autumnal Equinox: [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(3)] +366 MSG Next Winter Solstice:  [$T] %3 (%b)
+ELSE
+   REM [soleq(0)] +366 MSG %_Next Autumnal Equinox: [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(1)] +366 MSG Next Winter Solstice:  [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(2)] +366 MSG Next Vernal Equinox:   [$T] %3 (%b)
+   REM [soleq(3)] +366 MSG Next Summer Solstice:  [$T] %3 (%b)
 ENDIF
 
 EOF