# A sun in your pocket — Sun & Moon Tracker > Sun & Moon Tracker (iPhone/iPad app by Paolo Alvarez.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-sun-in-your-pocket/id6756734880 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Paolo Alvarez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1855526329) - Category: Weather, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 27 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish - Released: 2025-12-29 - Data updated: 2026-06-12 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-sun-in-your-pocket/id6756734880/reviews.md ## What is A sun in your pocket? Turn your Phone into a personal planetarium. A Sun in Your Pocket brings the beauty of celestial events to your fingertips with stunning real-time visualizations. REAL-TIME SUN & MOON TRACKING Watch the sun and moon move across the sky in beautiful 3D. See exactly where they are right now, when they'll rise and set, and how their paths change throughout the year. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Keep the cosmos on your home screen with elegantly designed widgets. From minimal lock screen widgets to rich home screen displays, track golden hour, blue hour, and astronomical events at a glance. ASTRONOMICAL TIMELINE Never miss a celestial event again. Get precise predictions for: - Sunrise, sunset, and twilight phases - Moonrise, moonset, and lunar phases - Solar noon and golden hour - Eclipses and meteor showers - Solstices and equinoxes WEATHER INTEGRATION Plan your photography sessions perfectly with integrated weather forecasts showing conditions during golden hour and throughout the day. PHOTO TRAVEL Discover locations around the world experiencing sunrise or sunset right now. Perfect for photographers and nature enthusiasts seeking that perfect light. ZEN MODE Immerse yourself in a meditative visualization of the Earth floating in space, with accurate day/night cycles and real-time star positions. PREMIUM FEATURES - Detailed solar path visualization - Moon trajectory tracking - Advanced twilight phases (civil, nautical, astronomical) - Weather forecast integration - Hide daytime moon option - Ad-free experience Perfect for: Photographers planning golden hour shoots Nature lovers tracking sunrise and sunset Astronomy enthusiasts exploring the cosmos Anyone seeking connection with natural cycles PRIVACY FIRST Your location data never leaves your device. All calculations are done locally for your privacy and offline use. Download now and carry the sun, moon, and stars in your pocket! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month | | Premium Annual | $19.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.2 — 2026-02-01 1 - New landscapes and visual elements: Lake and grass 2 - New real-time weather elements: Wind and fog 3 - At night, you can see the most relevant constellations, planets, and stars for your geographic location and time of year, with educational information about each one. 4 - You can now also see the Moon, constellations, planets, and stars in compass mode. 5 - Lunar and solar paths in compass mode, as well as cardinal point markings. 6 - New notifications: Lunar zenith and 6 new weather notifications. 7 - Bug fixes, performance improvements, stability, and efficiency enhancements. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-01-09 1 - Fixed a bug that caused the Moon to get stuck at the zenith, preventing its state and movement from updating. 2 - Additionally, the direction of the Moon's shadow has been corrected. ### 1.1 — 2026-01-07 1 - New visual element. Turn on a streetlamp to illuminate the night. (With live insects fluttering around the light) 2 - New weather events alter the landscape in real time (freeze, snow, and rain) 3 - New Compass and Augmented Reality mode to see the actual path of the sun and moon 4 - 16 different visual states of the Moon 5 - Zen mode with 6 relaxing sounds 6 - Improved planetarium with more detailed information and new celestial bodies 7 - Realistic moon texture 8 - Export featured events to your calendar 9 - Now the moonrise and moonset are much more precise using a real astronomical algorithm (Jean Meeus) 10 - Improvements and minor bug fixes ### 1.0.1 — 2025-12-29 No release notes. ## Apps similar to A sun in your pocket | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Sunny Hours - Sun & Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunny-hours-sun-and-weather/id6758806008) | — | Free | Weather | | [Sunset Predictor App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunset-predictor-app/id6768010104) | — | Free | Weather | | [MoWeSta](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mowesta/id1636278923) | — | Free | Weather | | [Golden Horizon: Sunrise Sunset](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golden-horizon-sunrise-sunset/id6757296177) | — | Free | Weather | | [Wacky Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wacky-weather/id6758303642) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Weather | | [AI Weather & Cityscapes: Erin](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-weather-and-cityscapes-erin/id6758940823) | — | Free | Weather | ## More apps by Paolo Alvarez - [Check-in & Log Places - Yeah!](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/check-in-and-log-places-yeah/id6755683790) - [Ephemerides Memories](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ephemerides-memories/id6755878830) - [Wishlist Genie](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wishlist-genie/id6756264289) - [Brainrot Stories](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainrot-stories/id6756977509) - [24h Routines](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/24h-routines/id6757104992) All apps by Paolo Alvarez: https://appshunter.io/developer/1855526329 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-12.*