Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)

Your personal guide to the sun and moon. Plan ahead, visualize and predict!

Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)

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By: Adam Ratana

Users: 169,659

413

Rating: 4.73

(4,971)

1 new ratings

Version: 2.5.2 (Last updated: 2024-09-08)

Creation date: 2011-04-30

Price: 8.99

Email: ad*****@sunsurveyor.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera: take pictures and videos

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Other:

view network connections
full network access
run at startup
prevent device from sleeping
read Google service configuration

Ranking

# 151,758 ▼ 150

Other rankings

#37 in Photography (Paid) ▼ 21 #9 in sunsets keyword 33 ▲ 3

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App summary

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Sun Surveyor takes the mystery out of the sunrise, sunset, and moon phases, allowing photographers and filmmakers to scout the best locations, plan effectively, and get the perfect shot.

The Live Camera View, Interactive Map (with Street View), 3D Compass, and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy, as well as the moon, and milky way:

- View augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features

Solar Industry (PV) Professionals, architects, real estate agents, and gardeners will also find a wealth of empowering interactive features:

- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a given location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site

Additional features:

- Photo Opportunities (new!) - an interactive listing of critical times to help inspire and generate shot ideas; including the full moon looming low in the sky during magic hour, total darkness for stargazing, and more
- Position Search (new!) - an extremely powerful tool to search for sun, moon and milky way center positions within various constraints, for the perfectionist planner
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Moon distance, age, apogee, perigee, super moon predictions
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Share details and locations with clients and colleagues
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
- Magnetic declination compensation
- Widgets - 9 varieties of sun and moon widgets for your homescreen

** NOTE: the Live View and 3D Compass portions of this app make use of your device's compass. Some devices may not have a compass.

User reviews

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Pros

Great for planning photography related to sun and moon positions.
Reliable and easy to use interface.
Customizable features for individual needs.
Useful for both professional and hobbyist photographers.
Integration with Google Maps and Street View.

Cons

Inaccurate sun and moon positioning reported by several users.
Disappearance of saved notes and references.
Lack of notifications for celestial events.
Live view calibration issues mentioned by some users.

Most mentioned

Inaccuracy in sun positioning.
Usability for photography.
Customization and feature flexibility.
Integration with Google Maps.
Issues with saved notes disappearing.

User reviews

I love this app but need some improvements like change textures that made the app more aesthetic.

Alper, 2024-11-03

App is Inaccurate to often. I use the app to help me set up my time-lapse and aim my camera for sun rises. The app is off by a lot every time. It's been so inaccurate that I'm missing the shot not just by a few degrees but several degrees. I paid for the full version to increase my accuracy but in the past several months it's ruined my efforts. Ive been restarting the app and making sure the gps is on. I've triple and quadruple checked. I've calibrated over and over. App has gone down hill.

Jeff Corcelius, 2024-11-02

This is a great app for finding out where sun, moon and even the milky way will be visible during any calendar day and at any location. The position of the sun in the sky (and i guess the moon) is not always 100% accurate but the app has a nice feature that you can correct it manually in live view mode. As photographer, I would like to see a weather layer integrated (e.g. cloud cover or precipitation)