The lunar calendar for Android
The moon right now, where you are
See the moon's phase, how much of it is lit, the sign it is in and today's lunar day.
Everything is worked out for your own location, so moonrise, moonset and the start of each lunar day are right for your place.
Free to download. The moon's phase, the sign it is in and today's lunar day are always free.
In English and 33 other languages
- 5lunar calendars
- 30lunar days in a month
- 14home-screen widgets
- 34languages
Lunar days
Thirty lunar days, in five traditions
A lunar month has thirty lunar days, each with its own name and character. Luniphase shows which one is running and how long it lasts.
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Tithi
The lunar day of the Hindu calendar.
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Central European approach
The thirty days taught in Czech esoteric seminars.
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Tibetan tshes zhag
The date of the Tibetan lunar calendar, counted at sunrise.
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Hawaiian pō
The thirty nights of the Hawaiian moon calendar, each beginning at sunset.
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Māori maramataka
The thirty nights of the Māori lunar month, each beginning at sunset.
The five traditions count the month in different ways, so they often disagree by a day. Compare them and follow the one you prefer.
What the moon favours
The traditional advice for the day
Cards on the Moon tab collect what the tradition says about the moon's phase and the sign it is in.
- Waxing or waning, and what to focus on
- The parts of the body linked to the sign the moon is in
- What the sign suggests doing for the body
- When to plant, harvest, fertilise and weed
- How long until the next fasting day
You can move and resize the cards on the Moon tab and hide the ones you do not need.
The moon in your sky
When it rises, when it sets, and where it is
- When the moon rises and sets, and whether it is up now
- A chart of how high the sun and the moon are, around the clock
- The moon's age, its distance, and the next new and full moon
- The twelve signs, or the real constellations astronomers use, Ophiuchus included
The planets
The sun, the moon and the planets on one wheel
The Ecliptic tab shows the sun, the moon and the planets from Mercury to Neptune, on a wheel or along a band.
See which planets are retrograde and what is coming up: aspects, retrogrades and sign changes, each with its traditional meaning. Move to any date and time.
Eclipses
Every eclipse, and how much of it you will see
Every solar and lunar eclipse, starting today. See when each stage happens, how much of it you will see from where you are, and a map of where it is visible.
What the app does
And there is more
The moon's phase, the sign it is in and today's lunar day are free. Everything below comes with a subscription.
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Any day and any time
Move to any date and hour, and every card follows.
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Saved places
Pick places on a world map and see the moon from each of them.
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Reminders
Moonrise and moonset, a new lunar day, sign changes, eclipses and planet events. Only in the hours and on the days you choose.
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14 widgets
The moon, the lunar day, the signs, the garden and more, right on your home screen.
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Read aloud
Each new lunar day can be read aloud as it begins.
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Your calendar
Add lunar days, eclipses and other events to your calendar.
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Share a day
Send a day as text, or as a picture of the moon.
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Signs or constellations
The twelve equal signs, or the real constellations, for the moon and for the sun.
The app itself
A calm view of the night sky
Dark screens, clear type and the moon drawn as it looks tonight.
Scroll sideways to see them all. Open any screen to see it larger.
The screenshots show the English version. The app is also in 33 other languages.
Price
The moon's phase, the sign it is in and today's lunar day are free
Everything else comes with a subscription, which you can cancel at any time.
Free
- The moon's phase right now, where you are
- The sign the moon is in
- Today's lunar day, as the tithi of the Hindu calendar
With a subscription
Everything in the free version, and all of this:
- All five lunar calendars
- Every card on the Moon tab, arranged your way
- Any day and any time
- Saved places, chosen on a world map
- The real constellations
- The planets on the Ecliptic tab
- Eclipses, with maps
- 14 home-screen widgets
- Reminders for moonrise, moonset, a new lunar day, the moon and the sun changing sign, eclipses and planet events
- Reminders only in the hours and on the days you choose
- Each new lunar day read aloud
- Events added to your calendar
- A day shared as text or as a picture of the moon
Subscription terms Weekly, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Google Play account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in Google Play at any time. Google Play shows the prices in your own currency.
Free to download
For Android 6.0 and later.
Scan the code with your phone to open the app in Google Play.
Private by design
Everything is calculated on your phone
There is no account, no advertising and no tracking. The app has no server of its own.
- On your phoneAll the calculations run on the phone itself, and they work offline.
- No accountNo sign-up, no email address and no password.
- No advertisingNo banners and nothing that interrupts you.
- No trackingNo analytics and no crash reports. Nothing about you is collected or sold.
- Online only when it has to beThe app goes online for three things only: to load the map when you pick a place or view an eclipse, to look up place names with the place lookup built into Android, and to handle payments through Google Play.
34 languages
The app speaks your language
Every screen, every description and every reminder is translated into 34 languages. The app uses the language of your phone.
English
Questions and answers
What people ask
Why do the five lunar calendars disagree?
The calendars divide the lunar month in different ways. Some follow the angle between the moon and the sun, some count the days since the new moon, and some start each day at sunrise or at sunset. So they often differ by a day, sometimes by two. Each calendar is right in its own tradition.
Why is the moon in a different sign than in a printed calendar?
A printed calendar usually gives one sign for a whole day. The moon moves into a new sign every two to three days, at a particular moment, and the app shows that moment in your own time zone.
How precise is it?
The moon, the sun and the planets are worked out with the methods astronomers use, from Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms and the VSOP87 theory. The app is tested against the book's own worked examples and against the published lists of eclipses.
Does the app need the internet?
The calculations run on your phone and work offline. The internet is used for three things only: to load the map when you pick a place or view an eclipse, to look up place names, and to handle payments through Google Play.
Can I choose the language of the app?
By default, the app uses the language of your phone if it is one of its 34 languages, and English otherwise. On Android 13 and later, you can also choose a language for this app alone, in your phone's settings for the app.
How do I cancel the subscription?
In Google Play: tap your profile picture, then Payments and subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends to stop the next payment. You keep everything until the period ends.
Please note Luniphase shows what lunar calendars and astrology traditionally say about a day. It is not medical advice. For anything to do with your health, talk to your doctor.