Interactive Moon Data Visualizer

Data Analysis & Visualization, GIS

Free
No Download/Install required
No registration

https://www.mooncalc.org/

Get for any place on earth, all the relative moon data (elevation, distance, related trajectory over the day …)
Your current location can be deducted from your internet IP address, or must be entered manually on the top left or, simplest, clicked on the map.

Effective and simple

MoonCalc.org is a specialized geospatial tool that calculates and visualizes lunar positioning, phases, and illumination data for any geographic location and point in time. The platform provides precise astronomical metrics, including moonrise and moonset times, azimuth, altitude, and the moon’s distance from Earth in kilometers. Its interactive interface features a map-based trajectory overlay that illustrates the moon’s path relative to the observer, alongside a detailed calendar for tracking lunar cycles, transit points, and illumination percentages.

Professionals in science and engineering utilize this data for high-precision planning and modeling:

Environmental Engineering: Modeling tidal forces and coastal sediment transport influenced by lunar gravitational cycles.
Civil Engineering: Designing architectural lighting and urban spaces to mitigate light pollution while accounting for natural nocturnal luminosity.

Disciplines: Photography, Astronomy, Filmmaking, Landscape design.

Free alternative to The Photographer’s Ephemeris, PhotoPills.

Interactive Moon Data Visualizer compared with The Photographer's Ephemeris and PhotoPills
Interactive Moon Data Visualizer (MoonCalc)	The Photographer's Ephemeris	PhotoPills
Scope: MoonCalc is dedicated to the Moon. It gives rise and set times, phase, age, distance, altitude, azimuth and shadow length, and draws the trajectory on a map. Related sites by the same author cover the Sun, planets and satellites.	Scope: It shows sun and moon direction on a map for a chosen date and time, with a timeline of sunrise, sunset, twilight, golden hour and moon phases. It also covers the Milky Way, meteor showers and eclipses.	Scope: It plans shots of the Sun, Moon and Milky Way for a location, with rise and set times, twilight and moon phases. It also includes exposure, depth of field and time lapse calculators.
Platform: It runs in the browser. The page mentions no app. A German version exists at mondverlauf.de.	Platform: It is available as TPE Web in the browser, as an iOS app with augmented reality, and as TPE 3D, a separate iOS app.	Platform: It is an app for iOS and Android. The website promotes the app and links to both stores.
Cost model: No price is stated on the page. Optional donations are accepted through PayPal.	Cost model: The site invites users to get started for free. Photorealistic 3D tiles are part of the TPE Web MAX tier.	Cost model: The app is paid, as listed on the vendor site.
Distinctive function: A reverse calculation finds the times at which the Moon reaches a given altitude and azimuth. The date selector spans roughly 1999 BC to 3000 AD.	Distinctive function: Version 4.7 added calendar export for shot plans, and version 4.8 added 3D planning for all users.	Distinctive function: Saved locations and plans, an augmented reality view of the Sun, Moon and Milky Way paths, and daily widgets.

Topics covered: Interactive, Moon Data, Visualizer, geospatial, lunar positioning, phases, illumination data, moonrise, moonset, azimuth, altitude, trajectory overlay, lunar cycles, tidal forces, light pollution, environmental engineering, civil engineering, astronomical metrics ISO 19115, ISO 19130, ISO 19111, ISO 19157, and ISO 19125..