The Photographer's Ephemeris Alternatives

The Photographer's Ephemeris is described as '(TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography in natural light, especially landscape and urban scenes. It's a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to The Photographer's Ephemeris for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best The Photographer's Ephemeris alternative is Positional, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Photographer's Ephemeris are Skylight Forecast, Sun Surveyor, PicPlanner and Photopills.

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  1. Positional icon
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    An elegant and colorful location information app for Android with Compass, Clock, Level, Sun, Moon, Trail Marker and many other features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Positional is the most popular Android alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Positional is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Positional is Freemium and Open SourceThe Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and Proprietary
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    Skylight Forecast is an app by the creators of Halide Camera and Spectre. It predicts evening light quality based on atmospheric conditions, aiding in planning outdoor activities like photography.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
    • Skylight Forecast is the most popular iPhone alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Skylight Forecast is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Sun Surveyor icon
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    Sun Surveyor calculates Sun and Moon Positions, Sunrise & Sunset and Moonrise & Moonset times, Solar Noon, Golden Hour and Blue Hour times, Moon Phases, Shadow Ratios and many other pieces of related information.

    17 Sun Surveyor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Sun Surveyor is the most popular iPad alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Sun Surveyor is the most popular commercial alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Sun Surveyor is Paid and ProprietaryThe Photographer's Ephemeris is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. PicPlanner icon
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    Calculate the position of the sun, moon, and milky way to plan the perfect time to take a picture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • PicPlanner is the most popular Linux alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • PicPlanner is Free and Open SourceThe Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and Proprietary
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    Unlock your creative potential! Discover how to easily turn any Sun, Moon and Milky Way scene you imagine into a real picture… and start shooting truly legendary photos every time you pick up the camera!

    6 Photopills alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Suncalc icon
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    A little online application with interactive map that shows sun movement and sunlight phases during the given day at the given location.

    16 Suncalc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Suncalc is the most popular Web-based alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Suncalc is Free and ProprietaryThe Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and Proprietary
  7. SunIZup icon
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    SunIZup helps you to know the timings of the various Sunlight phases including the Golden Hour and Blue Hour (also known as Magic Hour by photographers and cinematographers) for any selected location and any given date.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
     
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    Get reminded when it's sunrise or sunset, wherever you travel! Great for photographers-- find the golden hour times on any date, anywhere

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Capture stunning shots with precise golden hour timings and location-based reminders, while staying in sync with natural cycles, your circadian rhythm, and perfect light.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    A command-line program for tracking sunrise and sunset times.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
     
    • Daylight CLI is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to The Photographer's Ephemeris.

    • Daylight CLI is Free and Open SourceThe Photographer's Ephemeris is Paid and Proprietary
    • Daylight CLI is Lightweight and Privacy focusedThe Photographer's Ephemeris is not according to our users
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    Merge Calendar is a user friendly scheduling application. It is fully compatible with most digital calendar file formats. It is a great value in comparison to other scheduling applications. It is part of Merge Soft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    This is a special call to landscape photographers, travel photographers, nature photographers and those who are interested in night photography, city photography, time-lapse, star-trails, milky way or astro-photography: look no more, this is the ultimate app for you - the Planit...

    8 Planit Pro: Photo Planner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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