# Astra: Moon Phase 3D — 3D Moon & Lunar Phases

> 3D Moon & Lunar Phases (iPhone/iPad app by Quang Viet Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astra-moon-phase-3d/id6814516039 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Quang Viet Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792244890)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 60 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-06
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Astra?

Explore the Moon through an interactive 3D lunar view.

Astra shows the Moon's phase, illumination, age, distance, and orbital geometry. Use optional foreground location to adjust the view for your perspective, or continue with a default equatorial view.

EXPLORE THE LUNAR CYCLE

• See phase-aware lighting and lunar surface detail
• Review illumination, lunar age, distance, elongation, and hemisphere
• Drag the timeline ruler to explore dates across the lunar cycle
• Discover selected lunar eclipses and the Mid-Autumn Full Moon

MAKE THE VIEW YOURS

• Adjust the Moon's on-screen size with the vertical zoom control
• Lock the Moon's rotation to its Earth-facing side while the lighting changes with the selected date
• Show or hide the animated satellite visualization
• Expand or collapse the compact timeline and lunar information

DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY EXPLORATION

Astra is available for iPhone and iPad. Location is optional, and no account is required. The animated satellite is an artistic visualization inspired by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter; it is not live mission telemetry. Astra is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.

Lunar values are estimates for education and general observation, not navigation or professional scientific planning.

## Is Astra safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Astra.

## Is Astra legit?

Astra: Moon Phase 3D has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Astra is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-02

What’s New in 1.0.2

- Pinch to zoom with a wider zoom range on iPhone.
- Adaptive layouts for portrait, landscape, and resized iPad windows.
- Timeline position preserved when rotating or resizing.
- Refined lunar lighting with a softer sunlit glow.
- Cleaner satellite view with the orbit trail removed.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-19

What’s New
• Added Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai, alongside English.
• Refreshed the interface with clearer lunar details and refined timeline controls.
• Improved Moon lighting and transitions as you explore different dates.
• Optimized 3D rendering and paused rendering in the background to reduce power use.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-06

No release notes.

## More apps by Quang Viet Nguyen

- [Deepy: Deep Work Time Blocking](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deepy-deep-work-time-blocking/id6806644436)

All apps by Quang Viet Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/6792244890

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