# The Photographer's Ephemeris

> It's all about the light

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id366195670](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id366195670)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id366195670`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Crookneck Consulting LLC
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,559 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24
- **First published:** 2010-04-17
- **Size:** 95 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-photographers-ephemeris/id366195670)
- **Website:** [https://photoephemeris.com/en/](https://photoephemeris.com/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://photoephemeris.com/privacy](https://photoephemeris.com/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #45,046 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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