Planet's Position
Planet's Position Summary
Planet's Position is a mobile Android app in Books And Reference by Tim Gaddis. Released in Jan 2011 (15 years ago). It has about 113.1K+ installs and 338 ratings with a 4.00★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 597 monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Apr 5, 2026.
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Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Apr 5, 2026 .
4★
Ratings: 338
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App Description
Planet's positions and solar/lunar eclipse calculations.
Planet's Position is a program to calculate the position of the planets in the night sky based on a given location on Earth.
Sky Position:
Individual planet's positions can be calculated for any time between the years 1900 to 2100.
Rise/Set:
Calculates which planets are rising or setting.
Lunar Eclipses:
Calculates the lunar eclipses partially or fully visible.
Lists the time of events of the eclipse (Penumbral Start & End, Totality Start & End, etc).
Lunar Occultations:
Calculates the lunar occultations of the planets.
Lists the times of start and end and the position of the moon.
Solar Eclipses:
Calculates the Solar eclipses partially or fully visible.
Lists the time of events of the eclipse (Eclipse Start & End, Totality Start & End, etc).
Displays path of totality/greatest eclipse on Google Maps.
Update Location:
Update device location with GPS or manual entry.