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24 alternativesPhotoEphemeris
Plan photography around sun and moon positions with The Photographer's Ephemeris, which includes location tools.
About PhotoEphemeris
PhotoEphemeris provides The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE), a tool for planning outdoor photography around sun, moon, and star positions. It shows sunrise and sunset direction on a map, sun movement across the day, and a timeline of events such as twilight times, golden hour, moon phase, meteor showers, and Milky Way orientation, with 3D views of light direction, shadows, and sightlines.
It is available as a desktop web app and an iOS app, with some capabilities differing by platform. Augmented reality overlay is described for iOS and as unavailable on desktop, where a 3D Celestial Sphere is offered, and photorealistic 3D tiles are described as available in TPE Web MAX.
Key features
- Show sunrise and sunset direction on map for location
- Adjust selected time to follow Sun movement across day
- Display twilight times, golden hour, and moon phase events
- Visualize Milky Way band orientation with 3D representation
- Show meteor shower details and eclipse information
- Overlay sun, moon, Milky Way on camera feed via AR on iOS
Best for: Photographers working with natural light, including landscape, wildlife, architecture, real estate, wedding, and portrait work.
Good for
- Plans sun, moon, and starlight positions for a chosen location
- Checks light conditions for past, present, and future dates
- Includes 3D maps and iOS augmented reality for visualizing alignments
Watch out for
- Augmented reality is not available on desktops or laptops
- Photorealistic 3D tiles are described as available in TPE Web MAX
- Major stars, asterisms, and eclipse details are described for the iOS app
PhotoEphemeris at a glance
- Website
- photoephemeris.com
- Category
- Design & Creative › Photography
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- iOS, Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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