# Celestial Navigation 360

> Celestial Navigation 360 (iPhone/iPad app by Nicholas Braun.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-navigation-360/id6747285959 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nicholas Braun](https://appshunter.io/developer/1018432793)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-navigation-360/id6747285959/reviews.md

## What is Celestial Navigation 360?

Each measurement taken with a sextant (a 'sight') converts to a line of position (LoP) on a chart, the intersections of two or more such lines providing a position fix

Use this app to plan/enter sights and inspect the resulting LoPs

-- Features --

* Realtime or frozen computed horizon in panoramic projection. Use for star/planet identification, sight preparation and entry, true bearings etc.

* Sight reduction (ephemerides calculated internally) for the 58 almanac-listed navigational stars. Extendable to the sun, moon and planets via subscription

* Almanac rising/setting/transits/twilights 

* Sextant-like functionality via the camera



Licensed under Apple's standard End User License Agreement  (EULA), available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| year | $17.99 | per year |
| month | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6 — 2026-04-22

simd optimization

### 3.5 — 2026-03-09

Camera-based angular distance measurement feature, as stand-in for sextant

### 3.4 — 2026-02-04

camera sight feature

### 3.3 — 2026-01-19

minor updates

### 3.2 — 2025-12-15

Some handy info additions to the computed horizon view, including equation of time, Aries GHA, star SHAs

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## More apps by Nicholas Braun

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All apps by Nicholas Braun: https://appshunter.io/developer/1018432793

## Related topics

[celestial navigation 360](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/celestial-navigation-360) · [imariner celestial navigation](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/imariner-celestial-navigation)

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*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 2026-07-24.*