The Photographer’s Ephemeris for Desktop(photoephemeris.com)

The Photographer’s Ephemeris for Desktop

http://photoephemeris.com/tpe-for-desktop

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Sun Surveyor[1] is another similar app for mobile that I have been using for years now and have found to be fantastic for planning photography trips. Knowing the exact times and angles of sunrise, sunset, blue and golden hours, moon cycles and the path of the Milky Way center really is a game-changer for landscape and night sky photography.

If you're heading into built up or mountainous areas, the desktop version of Google Earth[2] is fantastic for trip planning too. You can turn on sunlight mode then set the date and time appropriately and interactively figure out and bookmark the best locations to be in, taking into account shadows cast by mountains and sometimes even buildings.

[1] http://www.sunsurveyor.com/

[2] https://www.google.com/earth/

throwaway04910 anni fa

Nice to see this on HN. I was watching the sunrise last week and I used this app to know where to stand to see the sun appear behind a church steeple. I mostly use the Android version but sometimes the desktop browser app.

gmiller12345610 anni fa

Not sure why this is on Hackernews, but I guess I'll take the opportunity to plug my own similar app (for Android only): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.principiap...

matt10158910 anni fa

I was just thinking about searching for an app for sun/moon rises. I'm glad I found it here. This is a life-changer.

skarap10 anni fa

I guess you'd love their Skyfire (http://www.skyfireapp.com/) integration which gives predictions for perfect sunset/sunrise light.

matt10158910 anni fa

Sadly, it's not available on Android (yet). But it does look amazing.