Moon Seeker
Lunar Calendar & 3D Viewer
$3.99
5.8.5for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Moon Seeker
Provides a list of LUNAR PHASES, a CALENDAR view, a FLAT VIEW COMPASS, a MAP VIEW and an AUGMENTED REALITY CAMERA 3-D VIEW showing the lunar path and its hour intervals.
* Ideal for photographers and anyone involved in outdoor nighttime activities.
* Great for planning optimal light conditions.
Note - if you are interested in daytime light conditions, please look at the "Sun Seeker" app, which provides related functionality for the sun.
Main Features
* Uses GPS and magnetometer to find the correct lunar position and path for your current location, or for any location on earth
* Flat compass view showing current lunar position, diurnal lunar angle and elevation (separated into above and bow horizon segments)
* 3D augmented reality camera overlay view showing the moon's current position, its path with hour points marked
* Map view showing lunar light direction and elevation at all hours, for any location, scrollable for any date and time
* Ability to choose any date and view lunar path for that day
Notes
* The compass accuracy depends on having an undistorted magnetic field around your device. If you use it close to metallic objects or electrical equipment, directional accuracy may be impaired.
* Ideal for photographers and anyone involved in outdoor nighttime activities.
* Great for planning optimal light conditions.
Note - if you are interested in daytime light conditions, please look at the "Sun Seeker" app, which provides related functionality for the sun.
Main Features
* Uses GPS and magnetometer to find the correct lunar position and path for your current location, or for any location on earth
* Flat compass view showing current lunar position, diurnal lunar angle and elevation (separated into above and bow horizon segments)
* 3D augmented reality camera overlay view showing the moon's current position, its path with hour points marked
* Map view showing lunar light direction and elevation at all hours, for any location, scrollable for any date and time
* Ability to choose any date and view lunar path for that day
Notes
* The compass accuracy depends on having an undistorted magnetic field around your device. If you use it close to metallic objects or electrical equipment, directional accuracy may be impaired.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.8.5
Last updated on Sep 16, 2022
Old Versions
v5.8.5
* Fixes issue with missing location services permission on first install (sorry!)
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
* Fixes issue with missing location services permission on first install (sorry!)
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
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Version History
5.8.5
Sep 16, 2022
v5.8.5
* Fixes issue with missing location services permission on first install (sorry!)
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
* Fixes issue with missing location services permission on first install (sorry!)
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
5.8.4
Sep 13, 2022
v5.8.4
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
* Even higher accuracy lunar calculations!
* Some tweaks and optimisations for latest iOS releases
5.8.3
May 24, 2022
v5.8.3
* FIXED - If user had denied the app permission to save images to photos, then attempting to save 3D view image resulted in an obscure error message.
* FIXED - If user had denied the app permission to save images to photos, then attempting to save 3D view image resulted in an obscure error message.
5.8.2
May 19, 2022
v5.8.2
* Fix for frozen compass issue that could occur if you disabled certain obscure Location Services system settings
* Other minor enhancements and fixes
* Fix for frozen compass issue that could occur if you disabled certain obscure Location Services system settings
* Other minor enhancements and fixes
5.8.1
Sep 1, 2021
v5.8.1
* Widget fix for possible glitches in twilight phases when transitions occurred near local midnight.
* Widget fix for possible glitches in twilight phases when transitions occurred near local midnight.
v5.8
May 25, 2021
v5.8
* NEW - Addition of 3 widget types showing lunar rise/set times and its position in its diurnal arc relative to the sun
* NEW - Addition of 3 widget types showing lunar rise/set times and its position in its diurnal arc relative to the sun
5.7.4
Aug 24, 2020
v5.7.4
* Minor performance and UI enhancements
* Minor performance and UI enhancements
5.7.3
Mar 23, 2020
v5.7.3
* On (rare) days when moon does not rise or does not set within the calendar day period, apps showed a spurious rise or set time - it now correctly shows "None" instead.
* On (rare) days when moon does not rise or does not set within the calendar day period, apps showed a spurious rise or set time - it now correctly shows "None" instead.
5.7.2
Mar 9, 2020
v5.7.2
* Fixes a timezone related bug causing some rise/set times to be off by an hour. Sorry!
* Fixes a timezone related bug causing some rise/set times to be off by an hour. Sorry!
5.7.1
Nov 5, 2019
v5.7.1
* Fix for lunar phase image on flat compass being incorrectly oriented when compass rotates
* Some cosmetic tweaks and minor bug fixes
* Fix for lunar phase image on flat compass being incorrectly oriented when compass rotates
* Some cosmetic tweaks and minor bug fixes
5.7
Oct 23, 2019
v5.7
* Updated and optimised for iOS13.
* The moon's current phase and visible physical orientation for your selected location is now depicted graphically in all relevant views of the app.
* 3D View now offers a choice of camera lenses. Tap on the lens selection button at top/left of view to select an alternative lens. If your device has the new 0.5x ultra-wide lens (11 Pro) this is now the default selection, offering better viewing angles.
* 3D View now allows immediate screenshot save via the camera toolbar button, in contrast to a new action toolbar button which offers various sharing destinations for the screenshot.
* Includes several other smaller enhancements and bug fixes.
* Updated and optimised for iOS13.
* The moon's current phase and visible physical orientation for your selected location is now depicted graphically in all relevant views of the app.
* 3D View now offers a choice of camera lenses. Tap on the lens selection button at top/left of view to select an alternative lens. If your device has the new 0.5x ultra-wide lens (11 Pro) this is now the default selection, offering better viewing angles.
* 3D View now allows immediate screenshot save via the camera toolbar button, in contrast to a new action toolbar button which offers various sharing destinations for the screenshot.
* Includes several other smaller enhancements and bug fixes.
5.6.2
Aug 17, 2018
v5.6.2
* Addition of a new Settings option to display latitudes and longitudes in decimal degrees
* Addition of a new Settings option to display latitudes and longitudes in decimal degrees
5.6.1
May 6, 2018
v5.6.1
* Fixes issue with occasional incorrect timezone lookup after finding a new location via map search
* Fixes issue with occasional incorrect timezone lookup after finding a new location via map search
5.6
Mar 17, 2018
v5.6
* Fixes minor cosmetic issues and partly obscured search bar on iPhone X
* Fixes minor cosmetic issues and partly obscured search bar on iPhone X
5.4
Oct 17, 2017
* Optimised for latest iOS updates and new iPhone form factors
* Fixes issues with setting timezone for remote location
* Fixes issues with setting timezone for remote location
5.3
Aug 29, 2017
v5.3
* Fixes compass icon rotation direction in map view
* Fixes compass icon rotation direction in map view
5.2
Jul 31, 2017
v5.2
* The Map view now has a full compass mode, activated by tapping on the compass directions arrows at top right of the map view. Tap on the same arrows again to toggle back to a north-upwards fixed direction map. Alternatively, you can use a manual two-finger rotation gesture to set the map heading to any direction of your choosing. Tapping on the icon at top, left will toggle it back to north-upwards mode again.
* Latitudes and longitudes may now be entered in decimal degrees, with optional hemisphere indicator i.e. N/S/E/W. If so, they are immediately auto-converted into d/m/s format.
* Fixes bug in 3D view which caused the date/time to revert immediately to Now after user had selected new date to time.
* The Map view now has a full compass mode, activated by tapping on the compass directions arrows at top right of the map view. Tap on the same arrows again to toggle back to a north-upwards fixed direction map. Alternatively, you can use a manual two-finger rotation gesture to set the map heading to any direction of your choosing. Tapping on the icon at top, left will toggle it back to north-upwards mode again.
* Latitudes and longitudes may now be entered in decimal degrees, with optional hemisphere indicator i.e. N/S/E/W. If so, they are immediately auto-converted into d/m/s format.
* Fixes bug in 3D view which caused the date/time to revert immediately to Now after user had selected new date to time.
5.1
Mar 10, 2016
v5.1
* New improved date and time scroller, giving finer control and better visual feedback, in both Map View and 3D view.
* Added 3D Touch menu items for iPhone 6S devices 1) 3D View 2) Map View 3) Lunar Phases
* Fixes issue where timezone was occasionally missing after searching for and saving for a remote location from the built-in location database.
* Other minor fixes and enhancements
* New improved date and time scroller, giving finer control and better visual feedback, in both Map View and 3D view.
* Added 3D Touch menu items for iPhone 6S devices 1) 3D View 2) Map View 3) Lunar Phases
* Fixes issue where timezone was occasionally missing after searching for and saving for a remote location from the built-in location database.
* Other minor fixes and enhancements
5.0
Aug 11, 2015
v5.0
* A MAJOR upgrade, with many enhancements, bringing the feature list up to same advanced level as Sun Seeker
* You can now select any location, any date, and save locations to a list for easy re-selection
* There is a new Map View allowing you to see lunar direction and elevation arrows overlaid onto any map location,and scroll through date and time
* The 3D view now has date and time scrolling capability, and an advanced azimuth calibration feature
* A MAJOR upgrade, with many enhancements, bringing the feature list up to same advanced level as Sun Seeker
* You can now select any location, any date, and save locations to a list for easy re-selection
* There is a new Map View allowing you to see lunar direction and elevation arrows overlaid onto any map location,and scroll through date and time
* The 3D view now has date and time scrolling capability, and an advanced azimuth calibration feature
4.3
Jun 7, 2015
v4.3
* Adjusted lunar phase symbols to more closely represent actual view of moon correctly in both southern and northern hemispheres
* Adjusted lunar phase symbols to more closely represent actual view of moon correctly in both southern and northern hemispheres
4.2
Mar 14, 2015
v4.2
* Now correctly supports non-Gregorian calendars
* Fixes overlapping status bar items on iPad
* Setting “Show Night Path” changed to “Show Below-Horizon Path” for correctness
v4.1
* 3D View - Added compass accuracy indicator - with 1 red / 2 orange / 3 green bars indicating low, medium and high compass accuracy
* 3D View - Improved handling of camera permissions
* Other minor cosmetic enhancements
* Now correctly supports non-Gregorian calendars
* Fixes overlapping status bar items on iPad
* Setting “Show Night Path” changed to “Show Below-Horizon Path” for correctness
v4.1
* 3D View - Added compass accuracy indicator - with 1 red / 2 orange / 3 green bars indicating low, medium and high compass accuracy
* 3D View - Improved handling of camera permissions
* Other minor cosmetic enhancements
4.1
Nov 8, 2014
v4.1
* 3D View - Added compass accuracy indicator - with 1 red / 2 orange / 3 green bars indicating low, medium and high compass accuracy
* 3D View - Improved handling of camera permissions
* Other minor cosmetic enhancements
* 3D View - Added compass accuracy indicator - with 1 red / 2 orange / 3 green bars indicating low, medium and high compass accuracy
* 3D View - Improved handling of camera permissions
* Other minor cosmetic enhancements
4.0.2
Oct 29, 2014
v4.0.2
* Fixes international time formats
* Fixes possible minor discrepancy in lunar position in 3D view
* Fixes crash if camera permission has been disabled to the app
* Improved hour labelling in 3D view
* Improves flat compass responsiveness on iPad devices
* Fixes international time formats
* Fixes possible minor discrepancy in lunar position in 3D view
* Fixes crash if camera permission has been disabled to the app
* Improved hour labelling in 3D view
* Improves flat compass responsiveness on iPad devices
4.0.1
Oct 7, 2014
v4.0.1
* Update for iOS8 compatibility including new icon and interface revision
* Update for iOS8 compatibility including new icon and interface revision
3.0
Mar 12, 2013
v3.0
* Now a Universal app - works on both iPhone and iPad!
* Now displays illumination and phase angle when selecting calendar dates.
* Fixed all issues with rise/set times, and cross-checked against independent sources
* 3D view now includes screenshot export capability
* Now a Universal app - works on both iPhone and iPad!
* Now displays illumination and phase angle when selecting calendar dates.
* Fixed all issues with rise/set times, and cross-checked against independent sources
* 3D view now includes screenshot export capability
Moon Seeker FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Moon Seeker.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Moon Seeker supports English
