Milky Way Hunting
Know when the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are out tonight, and exactly where to look.
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Tonight's sky, live
Constellations, the Milky Way and Andromeda, drawn for your place and the current minute. Drag to look around, pinch to zoom, or slide through the hours ahead to watch the night turn.
Point your phone at it
Hold the phone up and turn until the ring closes on the target. The sky follows the phone, and the compass correction for your location is worked out for you.
A straight answer
Visible now, not yet, washed out by the Moon or below the horizon. With sunset, full darkness, moonrise and the best moonless window of the night.
Plan the great nights
Every night scored for darkness, the Moon and how high each target climbs, so you can plan a trip to a dark site around the best ones.
Works offline
Star catalogues and the astronomy are built in. No signal needed on a dark beach.
Private by design
Your location stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Real astronomy
Positions from the standard Meeus algorithms, and a compass corrected with the World Magnetic Model.
Find the Milky Way tonight
Free on Android, iPhone and Huawei.