LightCompass: Photo Planner

Launch offer: install now and use the full core app free for 6 months. No payment info, no sign-up - just open the app and plan your next shoot.

Know where the light will be - before you get there.

LightCompass shows you exactly where the sun, the moon, and the Milky Way will be for any place, any date, any time. Drop a pin, scrub the timeline, and plan the shot before you leave home. No manual to study: open the map and you are planning within minutes.

PLAN ON THE MAP

• Sun and moon paths drawn over the exact spot you are going to shoot, for any date and time
• Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour at a glance
• Moon phase and illumination, plus Milky Way arch and Galactic Center visibility
• A time slider to scrub through the day and watch the light move

SEE IT IN AR

• Point your iPhone at the scene and preview the sun and moon paths over the live camera image
• Compass calibration flow for reliable on-location alignment

TRUST THE TERRAIN (Terrain 3D pack)

• Real elevation data builds the actual horizon around you
• Sunrise and sunset corrected for the ridgeline, so you know when the light clears the mountain - not the flat horizon
• A 3D terrain map with sunrise and sunset direction lines from where you stand

FIND THE ALIGNMENT (Alignment pack)

• Reverse search: choose where you want the sun or moon to appear, and LightCompass finds the dates and times it will be exactly there

CATCH THE EVENTS (Celestial pack)

• Solar and lunar eclipse details
• Meteor shower calendar
• Star trail planning

CALCULATE THE SHOT

• Depth of field, hyperfocal distance, and field of view calculators
• Camera settings guidance for the scene you are planning
• Meters or feet, your choice

SAVE AND REMEMBER

• Save locations and shooting plans
• Add a plan to your calendar with a reminder, so you are on location before the light is

SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING

• The core app is a single one-time purchase
• Three optional expansion packs - Alignment, Celestial, and Terrain 3D - are one-time purchases too, with a complete bundle available
• No subscription. Ever.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

• No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads
• Every astronomical calculation runs on your device
• The only network requests fetch public map and elevation data, which is cached for offline use

Whether you are chasing golden hour in the city, waiting for moonrise behind a peak, or lining up the Galactic Center over a lighthouse, LightCompass tells you where the light will be - so you can be there first.