# Photographer's Ephemeris 3D

> Mountain Light, Day and Night

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1152829925](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1152829925)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1152829925`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Crookneck Consulting LLC
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (248 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-15
- **First published:** 2017-06-27
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photographers-ephemeris-3d/id1152829925)
- **Website:** [https://photoephemeris.com/](https://photoephemeris.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://photoephemeris.com/privacy](https://photoephemeris.com/privacy)

## Description

Sharper maps, faster terrain, and more control. TPE 3D 1.5 delivers 3D light visualization for outdoor and night photographers, letting you see exactly how sunlight, moonlight, and the Milky Way fall on terrain anywhere on Earth. It includes high-resolution map tiles, GPU-accelerated terrain, and streamlined controls to plan shots with confidence.

Plan your shoot with a continuous Sun, Moon, and Galactic Center timeline, location search, saved pins, and in-scene Milky Way visuals. Visualize future light hours, days, weeks, or years before you shoot, and share your pin states between sessions. Note: graphics-intensive and internet required; coverage 83°N–83°S; terrain ~30m; eclipse simulations are not supported.

## Rankings

- #99,712 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Photographer's Ephemeris 3D for planning and visualizing light and celestial timing across locations, and view the 3D version as a valuable addition. However, multiple reviews cite navigation glitches, lack of satellite imagery, poor map detail, slow performance, and inconsistent search/UI behavior that hinder usability. The app’s strengths lie in its planning workflow and 3D visualization, with several users noting it outperforms desktop options for this use.

### Pros

- Strong ability to visualize light, shadows, and celestial timing for landscape photography planning.
- Helpful for pre-visualization across diverse locations and times (e.g., Iceland trip, Smoky Mountains, Milky Way planning).
- 3D feature is a welcome addition that complements existing TPE tools.
- Compared favorably to desktop tools like Google Earth Pro for lighting/scene planning.
- Useful for teaching and pre-visualization workflows, with integration with Ephemeris for smoother workflow.

### Cons

- Navigation and controls are glitchy or unreliable, with unintended map movements during scrolling.
- No satellite imagery in the 3D app; maps are topo-based and lack road names, reducing navigational usefulness.
- Slow map loading and overall performance issues on various devices.
- Search and location entry are clunky, with difficulties finding exact spots and occasional UI glitches.
- Device- or app-specific UI bugs (e.g., grey screens in search, portrait/landscape orientation issues) reported by users.

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