diff --git a/ewwtilities/src/calendar_background.rs b/ewwtilities/src/calendar_background.rs
index d4e66f0..6bab721 100644
--- a/ewwtilities/src/calendar_background.rs
+++ b/ewwtilities/src/calendar_background.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pub fn run_calendar(args: &CliArgs) {
     }
 
     let (mut moonrise, mut moonset, mut moonday, mut sunrise, mut sunset): (
-        Option<(u32, u32)>,
-        Option<(u32, u32)>,
-        Option<(u32, u32)>,
-        Option<(u32, u32)>,
-        Option<(u32, u32)>,
+        Option<i32>,
+        Option<i32>,
+        Option<i32>,
+        Option<i32>,
+        Option<i32>,
     ) = (None, None, None, None, None);
     let moonphase: Option<u32> = None;
 
@@ -79,55 +79,51 @@ pub fn run_calendar(args: &CliArgs) {
     let mut output_state = CalandarState {
         has_bg: false,
         is_sun: false,
-        gradient_angle: 0,
+        gradient_angle_percentage: 0.0,
     };
 
-    let (now_hr, now_min) = (Local::now().hour(), Local::now().minute());
+    let now_mins = (Local::now().hour() * 60 +Local::now().minute()) as i32;
 
     if sunrise.is_none() {
-        sunrise = Some((8, 0));
+        sunrise = Some(8 * 60 + 0);
     }
     if sunset.is_none() {
-        sunset = Some((18, 0));
+        sunset = Some(18 * 60 + 0);
     }
 
     let sun_rise = sunrise.clone().unwrap();
     let sun_set = sunset.clone().unwrap();
-    if now_hr > sun_rise.0 && now_min > sun_rise.1 && now_hr < sun_set.0 && now_min < sun_set.1 {
+    if now_mins > sun_rise && now_mins < sun_set {
         // it is after sunrise, and before sunset
         output_state.has_bg = true;
         output_state.is_sun = true;
-        output_state.gradient_angle = {
-            let sunrise_mins = sun_rise.0 * 60 + sun_rise.1;
-            (((now_hr * 60 + now_min) - sunrise_mins) as f32
-                / ((sun_set.0 * 60 + sun_set.1) - sunrise_mins) as f32)
-                .floor() as i32
+        output_state.gradient_angle_percentage = {
+            (now_mins - sun_rise) as f32
+                / (sun_set - sun_rise) as f32
         };
     } else {
         // Check if the moon is up
         if moonrise.is_some() {
-            let (moonrise_hr, moonrise_min) = moonrise.clone().unwrap();
+            let moon_rise = moonrise.clone().unwrap();
             if moonset.is_some() {
-                let (moonset_hr, moonset_min) = moonset.clone().unwrap();
-                if now_hr > moonrise_hr
-                    && now_min > moonrise_min
-                    && now_hr < moonset_hr
-                    && now_min < moonset_min
+                let moon_set = moonset.clone().unwrap();
+                if now_mins > moon_rise
+                    && now_mins < moon_set
                 {
                     // moon is up
                     output_state.has_bg = true;
                     output_state.is_sun = false;
                 }
             } else {
-                if now_hr > moonrise_hr && now_min > moonrise_hr {
+                if now_mins > moon_rise {
                     output_state.has_bg = true;
                     output_state.is_sun = false;
                 }
             }
         } else {
             if moonset.is_some() {
-                let (moonset_hr, moonset_min) = moonset.clone().unwrap();
-                if now_hr < moonset_hr && now_min < moonset_min {
+                let moon_set = moonset.clone().unwrap();
+                if now_mins < moon_set {
                     // moon is up
                     output_state.has_bg = true;
                     output_state.is_sun = false;
@@ -138,19 +134,19 @@ pub fn run_calendar(args: &CliArgs) {
         if output_state.has_bg == true && output_state.is_sun == false {
             // moon is up, get the position
             if moonrise.is_some() {
-                let (moonrise_hr, moonrise_min) = moonrise.clone().unwrap();
-                let (moonday_hrs, moonday_mins) = moonday.clone().unwrap();
+                let moon_rise = moonrise.clone().unwrap();
+                let moon_day = moonday.clone().unwrap();
 
-                output_state.gradient_angle = {
-                    (((now_hr * 60 + now_min) - (moonrise_hr * 60 + moonrise_min)) as f32
-                        / (moonday_hrs * 60 + moonday_mins) as f32) as i32
+                output_state.gradient_angle_percentage = {
+                    (now_mins - moon_rise) as f32
+                        / moon_day as f32
                 };
             } else {
-                let (moonset_hr, moonset_min) = moonset.clone().unwrap();
-                let (moonday_hrs, moonday_mins) = moonday.clone().unwrap();
-                let begin_mins: i32 = (moonset_hr as i32 - moonday_hrs as i32) * 60 + (moonset_min as i32 - moonday_mins as i32);
-                let time_since_rise = (now_hr * 60 + now_min) as i32 + (begin_mins.abs());
-                output_state.gradient_angle = (time_since_rise as f32 / (moonset_hr * 60 + moonset_min) as f32) as i32;
+                let moon_set = moonset.clone().unwrap();
+                let moon_day = moonday.clone().unwrap();
+                let begin_mins: i32 = moon_set - moon_day;
+                let time_since_rise = now_mins + (begin_mins.abs());
+                output_state.gradient_angle_percentage = time_since_rise as f32 / moon_set as f32;
 
             }
         }
@@ -159,34 +155,28 @@ pub fn run_calendar(args: &CliArgs) {
     println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&output_state).unwrap());
 }
 
-fn parse_time(i: &str, do_debug: bool) -> Option<(u32, u32)> {
-    if do_debug {
-        debug!("parsing: {}", i);
-    }
+fn parse_time(i: &str, do_debug: bool) -> Option<i32> {
+    debug!("parsing: {}", i);
     let hr = match i[0..2].parse::<u32>() {
-        Ok(val) => val,
+        Ok(val) => val as i32,
         Err(e) => {
-            if do_debug {
-                debug!("Error parsing: {e}");
-            }
+            debug!("Error parsing: {e}");
             return None;
         }
     };
     let min = match i[3..5].parse::<u32>() {
-        Ok(val) => val,
+        Ok(val) => val as i32,
         Err(e) => {
-            if do_debug {
-                debug!("Error parsing: {e}");
-            }
+            debug!("Error parsing: {e}");
             return None;
         }
     };
-    Some((hr, min))
+    Some(hr * 60 + min)
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct CalandarState {
     pub has_bg: bool,
     pub is_sun: bool,
-    pub gradient_angle: i32,
+    pub gradient_angle_percentage: f32,
 }