The Photographer's Ephemeris

Name: The Photographer's Ephemeris
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (1556 reviews)
Author: Crookneck Consulting LLC

By: Crookneck Consulting LLC App

It's all about the light

Overview

Version:

4.16

Last updated: 2026-07-24

Ranking

#44,852 ▲ 24

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) is a map-centric planner for outdoor photography. It functions as a Sun, Moon, and Milky Way calculator that shows how light will fall on terrain at any location and time, helping you plan at a glance for today or a future shoot. Features include augmented reality scouting, line-of-sight analysis, and a 3D Milky Way overlay to visualize star fields over the map.

Save locations, use multiple map types (including offline maps), and benefit from automatic time zone detection, elevation data, shadow lengths, and celestial events. With precise rise/set times, golden hour planning, and site-to-site distance and bearing calculations, TPE supports sophisticated field work across devices with offline access.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Photography Education

By:

Crookneck Consulting LLC

Rating:

4.70

(1,556) 1 new ratings

Version:

4.16 Last updated: 2026-07-24

Version code:

888584735

Creation date:

2010-04-17

Compatible devices:

Size:

95.20MB

Price:

9.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-27

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Ranking

# 44,852 ▲ 24

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Developed by:

Crookneck Consulting LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-photographers-ephemeris/id366195670

Website:

https://photoephemeris.com/en/

User Reviews

Reviewers consistently praise TPE as a core planning tool for predicting sun, moon, and light angles, enabling effective pre-visualization of shots, especially in unfamiliar locations. It’s lauded for versatility (landscape, events, astronomy, drone work) and strong map integration, AR shading checks, and the ability to save locations. Many consider it worth the price and an essential time-saver. The most persistent drawbacks are Skyfire reliability and forecast accuracy, plus UI/UX frictions (limited map pan/zoom, search) and occasional crashes or platform limits, along with some learning-resource gaps.

Pros

Strong sun/moon timing and sunrise/sunset planning for any location, enabling effective pre-visualization.
Excellent for location scouting and planning shots in unfamiliar places, with AR/lighting checks.
Versatile across photography types (landscape, events, weddings) and astronomy, with good map integration.
Easy to use and widely considered worth the price; long-term reliability and value.
Ability to save favorite locations and reference them for future shoots.

Cons

Skyfire integration is unreliable and frequently inaccurate, with unexpected or unwanted subscriptions.
UI/UX issues: limited map zoom/pan, clunky navigation, and poor search.
Stability problems: app hangs or crashes when using advanced features like 3D or transit.
Cross-platform and data-saving limitations: desktop/mobile syncing and location saving restricted to web.
Insufficient tutorials/learning resources to master the app.

Recent reviews

This is my go-to app for planning photo excursions! This helps me figure out ahead of time where to position & orient myself ahead of any event. Thanks for a great app and keeping this up to date!!

by pd*****, 2026-08-17

New version is worthless. Old version used to have ray tracing to view the light at various hours. New version has deleted that functionality & forced me to re purchase the app after using the old version for years.