# Earth and Moon — Live globe & ISS tracker

> Live globe & ISS tracker (iPhone/iPad app by 4px LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earth-and-moon/id6808464474 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [4px LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808464476)
- Category: Weather, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-10
- Data updated: 2026-10-06

## What is Earth and Moon?

Earth and Moon is a live globe that shows what is happening on Earth right now, at the real speed.

The clouds are the latest satellite images, the night lights are NASA observations, and typhoons, the International Space Station, the Sun and the Moon are all exactly where they are at this moment. Speed time up and the day–night line sweeps across the planet, the Moon travels its orbit and the rain drifts.

It also tells you when the ISS will next cross your sky, and exactly where to look.

FIND THE ISS
• The date and time of the next pass you can see, and the direction it comes from and heads to
• A compass guide: point your phone and the arrow turns, changing color when you are on target
• How high to look, shown as fists held at arm's length above the horizon
• An alert 10 minutes before a visible pass
• Made for outdoors: a button to dim the screen and one to guide you by vibration, and the screen stays on while you look

WIDGETS
• Earth (day and night right now, with sunrise and sunset), ISS (when and where to look next) and Moon (phase, moonrise and moonset), for the Home Screen and Lock Screen
• A forecast widget with today and tomorrow; the medium size adds the pressure line and a button to the rain radar
• Tap a widget to open that part of the app; the ISS widget opens the compass guide for that pass, and the pressure line opens the pressure section

EARTH
• The day–night line, clouds, rain, city lights and borders
• Zoom in to city level with detailed satellite imagery
• Typhoons, hurricanes and the ISS, where they are now
• A compass with the direction of the Sun and Moon; turn your phone and the globe turns with it

WEATHER
• Spin the globe and tap any town for its forecast, anywhere in the world
• In Japan: Japan Meteorological Agency forecasts and AMeDAS observations, plus high-resolution rain radar from two hours ago to twelve hours ahead, with one line telling you when rain will reach you

PRESSURE
• How air pressure changes today, tomorrow and the day after, as a line and one sentence. Sharp falls are shown in color
• An alert 3 hours before pressure falls sharply
• In Japan, values come straight from the nearest grid point of the Japan Meteorological Agency's numerical model (MSM)
• Some people get headaches or feel sluggish when pressure falls. Use it as a heads-up

FIND A PLACE
• By name: 6,277 world cities are built in, so suggestions appear instantly
• By Japanese postcode
• By coordinates, which never leave your device

TIME
• The day laid out as a single band, dark for night and bright for day. Touch it to jump to that time
• Sunrise and sunset are where the color changes
• Everything runs on one clock: move the rain forward and day and night on the globe follow

ORBIT
• Distance to the Moon, its age and phase
• Where the ISS is flying now, and a list of its next visible passes

SHARE A PICTURE
• Turn the Earth as it is right now into an image to save or share
• Choose the framing and what to show: the day–night line, the Sun, the Moon, the ISS and your place

Your view and layer choices are remembered for next time. No account, no ads.

Data: Japan Meteorological Agency, GSI Japan, NASA GIBS, EOX (Copernicus Sentinel-2), GeoNames, Open-Meteo, CelesTrak

## Is Earth and Moon safe?

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## Is Earth and Moon legit?

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-09-25

See how air pressure is changing and get a heads-up before it falls sharply. Plus a new forecast widget.

• New Pressure section in the Forecast tab: values straight from the Japan Meteorological Agency's numerical model (MSM), showing how pressure falls today, tomorrow and the day after, as a line and one sentence. Some people get headaches or feel sluggish when pressure falls
• An alert 3 hours before a sharp fall (turn on "Alert before sharp falls" in the Forecast tab). Tap it to open the pressure section
• New forecast widget: today and tomorrow, and on the medium size the pressure line and a button to the rain radar
• ISS passes now carry a label (Good odds, Maybe) with the sky around then; in Japan this is the Japan Meteorological Agency's forecast. The pass map is shown for each pass
• Tapping an ISS alert opens the compass guide for that pass
• The Orbit, Rain and Forecast tabs now follow the place you last chose on the Earth tab (where you are, or your chosen place)
• Fixed the layers menu not appearing in landscape on the share screen
• Other small fixes to the layout and English

### 1.4 — 2026-09-19

Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and the app is now in English.

• New widgets: Earth (day and night right now, with sunrise and sunset), ISS (when and where to look next) and Moon (phase, moonrise and moonset). Tap one to open that part of the app; the ISS widget opens the compass guide for that pass
• The whole app is in English: menus, explanations, forecasts and place names. It follows your device language, and you can switch in More
• Times follow your device's clock and time zone, including 12-hour time where you use it
• ISS passes now cover only the part you can actually see: how long it lasts, where it fades out and its highest point are measured until it enters Earth's shadow
• The ISS guide also vibrates when you match the height, and helps when the compass is inaccurate
• On iPad, windows can be resized freely, and the compass direction in landscape is fixed
• A better layout on Apple silicon Macs
• You can now save up to 3 places. Places you have already saved stay, even if there are more than 3
• Other small fixes

### 1.2 — 2026-09-18

ISS（国際宇宙ステーション）を、実際に空で見つけられるようにしました。

・「ISS を探す」を追加しました。次に見える回の方角をコンパスで示し、見上げる高さも絵で案内します。端末の上端を空へ向けると、いまの構えが線で出て、合うと色が変わります。
・見える日が近づいたら知らせる設定を追加しました。通り過ぎる10分前にお知らせします。
・外で使うことを考えて、画面を暗くするボタンと、震えで知らせるボタンを画面の下の隅に置きました。探しているあいだは画面が消えません。
・いまの地球を1枚の画像にして、保存・共有できるようにしました。写す範囲と、重ねるもの（昼と夜の境、太陽、月、ISS、地点の印）を選べます。
・iPad を横にしたときは、左に地球、右に操作を並べます。画面の広さに合わせて地球も大きく出ます。
・地球の描画を軽くしました。指で回したときの引っかかりが減ります。
・地図、県境、地表、雲、雨雲の読み込む順番を整理しました。地図から先に出ます。
・「月から」の視点で、月の印が画面のあちこちへ飛んでいたのを直しました。
・そのほか、表示と操作を細かく直しました。

### 1.1 — 2026-09-13

iPad に対応しました。地球を縦にも一周できます。

・大きな画面に合わせて作り直しました。左に行き先の列、地点と時計は右のパネルに出ます。横向きでは地点と時計を並べて出し、地球を隠さずに時間を動かせます。
・縦向きの iPad では、iPhone と同じく下から地点と時計が出ます。
・地球を縦にも転がせるようにしました。北極・南極を越えても切れ目なく回ります。
・左上の印を「EARTH · TERMINATOR」と、枠で囲った「LIVE」に分けました。実時間を映しているかが一目で分かります。時間を動かすと日付に変わります。
・解説の見出しと本文に強弱をつけ、読みやすくしました。
・熱帯低気圧と航空機が iPhone で出ていなかったのを直しました。
・寄ったときに海の上に出ていた線を目立たなくしました。
・位置情報は、天気や地名の問い合わせに約1kmの粗さに丸めてから使うようにしました。
・雨雲を開いたとき、選んでいた地点を真ん中に出すようにしました。
・太陽と月が近くにあるとき、印と高度の表示が重ならないようにしました。
・そのほか、表示と操作を細かく直しました。

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-11

地点を登録して、切り替えられるようになりました。

・地図の印や、右下の地点ボタンを長押しすると地点のメニューが出ます。登録は6つまで。選ぶと予報と雨雲もその地点に変わります。
・日本の地名を国土地理院から引くようにしました。市区町村まで出ます。
・雨雲を500mの細かさまで拡大できます。縮尺の目盛りも出ます。
・軌道に「ISS 観測MAP」を入れました。主要な都市で、次に見える時刻と方角が分かります。
・データに小さな折れ線、解説に計算して描いた図を入れました。
・解説から文字の大きさを選べます（標準・大きめ・特大）。
・位置情報が許可されていないとき、設定を開くボタンを出すようにしました。
・タブをもう一度押すと全体の大きさに戻ります。
・そのほか、表示と操作を細かく直しました。

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