diff --git a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
index 88966d7ecc..a7a07fa3a8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ (define-public python-astral
      (list python-dataclasses python-pytest python-pytz))
     (home-page "https://github.com/sffjunkie/astral")
     (synopsis "Calculations for the position of the sun and moon")
-   (description "@code{Astral} a Python module which calculates times
- for various positions of the sun: dawn, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, dusk,
-solar elevation, solar azimuth, rahukaalam, and the phases of the moon.")
+    (description "Astral is a Python module that calculates times for various
+positions of the sun: dawn, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, dusk, solar
+elevation, solar azimuth, rahukaalam, and the phases of the moon.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
 
 (define-public libnova