# PhotoLuxora - Light Planner — Sun, moon & Milky Way tools

> Sun, moon & Milky Way tools (iPhone/iPad app by Edward Mateja.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photoluxora-light-planner/id6792004097 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Edward Mateja](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792004099)
- Category: Photo & Video, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photoluxora-light-planner/id6792004097/reviews.md

## What is PhotoLuxora?

PhotoLuxora is a field kit for photographers who chase light. Twelve tools in one dark, glare free app that tell you where the sun will set, when the Milky Way core rises, how deep your focus runs and which ND filter saves your long exposure.

PLAN

Scout: a live map with sun, moon, Milky Way, Polaris, meteors and shadow lengths for any place and time on Earth
Sun Tracker: sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour to the minute, plus solar eclipses
Moon Tracker: phases, moonrise and moonset, supermoons, conjunctions and lunar eclipses
Astrophotography: safe shutter limits (500 rule and NPF), Milky Way windows, star trails and meteor showers
AR view: hold up your phone and see the sun path or tonight's sky lined up over the real world

SHOOT

Exposure: balance ISO, aperture and shutter with instant feedback
DOF: depth of field and hyperfocal distance, visualized
ND Filter: stack up to three filters and get the corrected time, reciprocity included
Timer: countdown, bulb and intervalometer with light and sound triggers
Flash: guide number math with a live background preview
Subject Distance: how far to stand to frame your subject, and what that does to the background
Compositions and Color Wheel: classic framing schemes and palettes pulled straight from your photos

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PhotoLuxora Pro | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-19

Scout learned the terrain.

• New Info card: coordinates, altitude, sky brightness on the Bortle scale and a live map compass.
• Light Pollution layer: a translucent Bortle-scale map of the night sky drawn right over the Scout map.
• Horizon: drag a line around your spot to read the terrain height in any direction, or open a full 360-degree panorama of the surrounding ridges.
• Sun, Moon, the Milky Way and meteor radiants plotted on that panorama, so you can see what hides behind a ridge. Rise and set headers now show real terrain-aware times, like "Behind ridge until 07:42".
• Measure now reads the terrain between you and your subject: fully visible, partly hidden or blocked, with a tap-to-open terrain cross-section.

Also in this update:
• All trackers show times in the chosen location's own time zone.
• Solar eclipse and Moon-planet conjunction calendars extended to 2035.
• Astro shooting conditions use real sky-brightness data for your spot.
• Smoother map pins, a clearer settings screen for daily terrain data, and plenty of fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-04

No release notes.

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