Sextant
Sextant Summary
Sextant is a mobile Android app in Maps And Navigation by Navigational Algorithms. Released in Apr 2015 (10 years ago). It has about 567+ installs Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 56 monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Apr 23, 2025.
Recent activity: 32 installs this week (55 over 4 weeks) showing exceptional growth View trends →
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Apr 23, 2025 .
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App Description
For training or improving your skills with a sextant.
Celestial navigation - Astronavigation
For training or improving your skills with a marine sextant, an aircraft octant (bubble), an artificial horizon, or a theodolite.
- Real time calculation of the instrumental altitude Hs for comparison of your shots.
- Useful for index error determination.
- For Sun, Moon, and navigational stars and planets.
- Location on map of your position by GPS or manually. ("Location" App permission must be allowed. Switch on you GPS, and then automatic location detection is possible)
- Map: zoom, satellite, terrain and road map.
- KEEP_SCREEN_ON
- Show/hide time
- Day/night only data screen mode
- Show azimuth: plots Zn of the star from the observer's position.