# Day & Night Map

> Interactive world map displaying real-time day and night illumination. (iPhone/iPad app by Volker Voecking Software Engineering.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Volker Voecking Software Engineering](https://appshunter.io/developer/390175341)
- Category: Weather, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 1,355 App Store ratings · 58 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2013-11-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews.md

## What is Day & Night Map?

Day & Night Map shows you exactly which parts of Earth are in daylight and which are in darkness — right now, or at any date and time you choose.

Watch the terminator move across the globe as hours and days pass. Explore sunrise, sunset, and twilight around the world. Perfect for travellers, astronomers, photographers, teachers, and anyone curious about time on our planet.

KEY FEATURES

• Live world map of day and night
• Move through time with intuitive date and time controls
• Jump back to the current moment with one tap
• Pinch to zoom and pan across the map
• Full-screen map view
• Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes (including Extra Large on iPad)
• Configurable widgets: sun, moon, moon phase, twilight, icon size, and more
• Show sun and moon positions on the map
• Display the current moon phase
• Twilight zones: smooth shading or separate civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight
• Equator and tropics lines
• Show your current location on the map (optional)
• Display time in local time or UTC
• Light, dark, or system appearance
• Share a map image by email, message, and more
• Create animations over a chosen time range
• Export animations as animated GIFs

ANIMATIONS

Pick a start and end date, set the step interval and speed, and watch the day/night line move over hours or days. Play the animation in the app or create an animated GIF to share.

HOME SCREEN WIDGET

Add the widget to your Home Screen and keep the current day/night map at a glance. Customize what is shown and how it looks directly when adding or editing the widget.

## Key features

- Real-time day/night map
- Selectable date and time
- Animated GIF creation
- Minute-by-minute updates
- Global illumination visualization

## What do users think of Day & Night Map?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Useful for radio hams
- 👍 Interesting to see sun/moon movement
- 👍 Excellent for travelers

**Cons**

- 🐛 Widget issues (doesn't update, resizing)
- 🐛 Crashes on some devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Moon position not displayed on iPad
- Daylight savings time not working properly

**Most requested features**

- Option to keep noon at center and have map move
- Show analemma and sun position on it
- 24-hour clock setting for widget
- Improve moon position display on iPad

## Recent user reviews (10 of 58)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-and-night-map/id741375889/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Bom E útil

*2026-05-20*

Gostei achei bem interessante a funcionalidade do app

### 1/5 — Widget Broken!

*2026-04-26*

Map inside the widget is actually tiny on my 15 pro and the writing is now unreadable… 
Very sorry I updated!

### 1/5 — Needs a lot of work

*2026-03-16*

When I first open the app the night time shadow is shifted. To correct you have to go to landscape to correct whatever problem this issue currently has. Amateurish at best.

### 5/5 — Day & Night Map

*2025-09-18*

Just love seeing where the sun is overhead and its journey up and down between the tropics.

### 5/5 — App

*2024-11-23*

Good app

### 2/5 — Update ruined the widget!

*2024-11-19*

I don’t know why, but on my device (iPad Pro 11 running OS 17.4) the latest update resized the map within the widget, leaving a huge frame around. I was not going to update in the first place because updates are always touch and go on iOS, but I had to because the previous version of this app was not properly updating my location. Now that’s solved but the other problem appeared, which is disappointing because this used to be a great app.

### 5/5 — Really good for Radio Hams

*2024-11-13*

This is really good to forecast where the ‘Grey zone’ will fall on any two locations on the globe at any time in the future, in local time or UTC.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2024-05-31*

I love how you can make your own gifs. I’d love to see the option of keeping noon at the center and have the map move. Also, showing the analemma and where the sun is on it would be cool as well.

### 5/5 — Cool‼️😎

*2024-03-17*

Das geht genau in die Richtung von dem, was ich eigentlich immer mal gesucht habe, um den Wechsel von Tag und Nacht zu verstehen.

### 4/5 — Very cool application

*2024-01-21*

Very cool application

## Frequently asked questions about Day & Night Map

### What does the Day & Night Map app do?

This app displays a world map that shows the current regions of daylight and night. It updates its display every minute to reflect real-time conditions. You can also select specific dates and times to view past or future illumination patterns.

### Can I see how day and night change over time?

Yes, the app allows you to create animated GIFs that illustrate how the distribution of day and night changes over a selected period. This feature helps visualize the progression of daylight and darkness across the globe.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Day & Night Map app is completely free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements, offering an uninterrupted experience for all users.

### What kind of information does the map show?

The map primarily shows the geographical areas experiencing daylight and those in darkness at any given moment. You can also select specific dates and times to see how these illumination patterns would appear.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.5.2 — 2026-08-22

Some bug fixes and performance improvements

### 5.5 — 2024-11-16

- Hide the home indicator after 2 seconds when in full screen mode

### 5.4 — 2023-06-23

- Added option to show time in UTC

### 5.3.2 — 2021-10-19

- Fixed an issue in the old widget (moon was not being displayed)

### 5.3.1 — 2021-09-30

- Fixed a crash that occurred on some devices.

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