Most Popular Moon Phase Applications for Android

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Victor Aismen
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Feb 14, 2012, 3:17:03 PM via Website

Deluxe Moon

With this app you will enjoy moon phases with all kind of bells and whistles: five different widgets, moon phase calendar, zodiac circles with astronomical constellations, moon phase dates and azimuth etc.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes, five.
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: Yes
Moon zodiacs: Yes, tropical, sidereal and astronomical.
Moon azimuth: Yes, with visual picture.
Free Lite version: Yes.

Pros:
- Widgets.
- Moonrise and moonset times
- Sunrise and sunset times
- A moon calendar
- Phase date and time
- Moon zodiacs and azimuth
- Moon brightness
- Lunar forecast and Moon gardening tips
Cons:
- Application size

Conclusion: this app delivers the most comprehensive and precise info about the moon, it is packed with great features and has the best graphics.

Rating: 4/5

Description: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lifewaresolutions.dmoon
Website: http://www.lifewaresolutions.com
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sWw_OA1Mo





Moon Phase Pro

Moon Phase Pro is geared twords social networks: you can share your comments and likes with your friends and others app users through Socialize.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes
Moonrise and moonset times: No
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: Yes.
Moon zodiacs: Yes
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: No

Pros:
- Useful Moon information about phase date and time.
- Other moon unrelated information related to swoing and fishing.
Cons:
- Graphics can be better.

Rating: 4/5

Description: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.omphalos.moonphasespro
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/omphalosnet/
Video: Not Available





AstroClock

The heart of this app is a set of circles that show you the current moon phase, the season of the year and other information. The author managed to also put all of this info in a widget without any numbers.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes
Moonrise and moonset times: No
Moon calendar: No
Phase date and time: only for Full moon.
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: Yes

Pros:
- A widget.
- Some information about phase date and time.
- Other moon unrelated information: current season, twilight and sun data.
Cons:
- A widget is too small.
- Time is measured by astronomical standards, not hours and minutes.
- Graphics has a lot of room for improvement.

Conclusion: an interesting new concept, worth checking out if you curious about new stuff.

Rating: 3/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/news_and_weather/astroclock_cfk.html
Website: http://android.arnodenhond.com/apps/astroclock
Video: Not Available





ZP Compass Pro

It is an app with a sophisticated interface that includes quite a few visuals: a compass, angular ranges for the moon and its azimuth as well as moon elevation diagram.

Features:

Moon widget: No
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: No
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: Yes
Free Lite version: Yes

Pros:
- Moonrise and moonset times
- A moon calendar.
- Moon azimuth.
- Moon path
Cons:
- No widgets.
- Graphics.

Conclusion: if you like new, unusual visual concepts this app is worth checking out.

Rating: 3/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/zp-compass-pro_lkay.html
Website: http://appzeropoint.blogspot.com/
Video: Not Available

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Victor Aismen
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Feb 14, 2012, 3:18:05 PM via Website

MoonShine

Swipe your finger across the moon image to select a date and learn more about various moon parameters.

Features:

Moon widget: No
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: Linear list calendar.
Phase date and time: Only for New and Full Moon.
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: Yes

Pros:
- Moonrise and moonset times
- A moon calendar.
- Phase date and time for New and Full Moon.
Cons:
- No widgets.
- Linear list calendar.
- Graphics can be better.

Conclusion: this app shows you a good set of moon parameters. I wish there would be a widget and a regular, familiar to everyone style moon calendar.

Rating: 3/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/reference/moonshine_krtf.html
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/baddaddyapps/moonshine
Video: Not available.






Moon Phase Pro

This app delivers various moon parameters and is quite similar to MoonShine app with a slightly different interface.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: Only for New and Full Moon
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: Yes
Free Lite version: Yes

Pros:
- Widgets, various sizes.
- Moonrise and moonset times.
- A moon calendar.
Cons:
- No moon zodiac infromation.
- Calendar and GUI graphics can be better.

Conclusion: a decent moon app that shows a few moon related parameters with a bit simplistic graphics.

Rating: 3/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/reference/moon-phase-pro_evwg.html
Website: http://www.daylightmap.com/moon/pro/
Video: Not Available






Lunar Phases

This is a basic lunar phase app with a simple interface.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes
Moonrise and moonset times: No
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: Yes
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: No

Pros:
- A widget.
- A moon calendar.
- Phase date and time.
Cons:
- No moonrise and moonset times.
- Moon graphics - as if somebody cut the moon in two parts.
- No Lite version.

Conclusion: would be worth checking out if there are moonrise and moonset times and better moon graphics.

Rating: 2/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/lunar-phases_igyy.html
Website: http://www.tinyappworks.com/moon.html
Video: Not available.





iLuna

It is an astrology oriented moon phase app with zodiac sign descriptions and Void-of-Course feature.

Features:

Moon widget: No
Moonrise and moonset times: No
Moon calendar: No
Phase date and time: Yes
Moon zodiacs: Yes
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: No

Pros:
- Phase date and time.
- Moon zodiacs and related informational tips.
- Void-of-Course period for any day.
Cons:
- Very few moon phase related features.
- No Lite version.

Conclusion: if you are looking for an astrological tool that relates basic moon phase information with zodiac signs, this app is worth checking out.

Rating: 2/5
Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/lifestyle/iluna_emqf.html
Website: http://www.lunarium.co.uk/Android/iLuna/
Video: Not available.

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Victor Aismen
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Feb 14, 2012, 3:18:35 PM via Website

MoonTalk

This app has a built-in moon quiz and moon azimuth scheme which could be helpful if you need to know and would like to see where the moon current is at.

Features:

Moon widget: No
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: No
Phase date and time: No.
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: Yes
Free Lite version: No

Pros:
- Moonrise and moonset times.
- Moon azimuth and its visuals.
- Moon mini quiz.
Cons:
- Very basic features.
- No Lite version.

Conclusion: it is a combination of a moon quiz and moon phase and azimuth information. I wish this app graphics would be better with no abrupt transitions from the night black sky to the evening one.

Rating: 2/5
Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/news_and_weather/moontalk-sun-and-moon-info_flpc.html
Website: http://www.maildover.com/moontalkd.html
Video: Not available.






Moon Phases Pro

Using this app you can only see the current moon phase and change the date if you want to see moon phases for other days.

Features:

Moon widget: No
Moonrise and moonset times: No
Moon calendar: No
Phase date and time: No.
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: Yes

Pros:
- Simplicity, it only shows the currnet moon phase.
Cons:
- Very few features.

Conclusion: this is a very basic and simple application.

Rating: 1/5
Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/lifestyle/moon-phases-pro_niog.html
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/omphalosnet/
Video: Not available.







Moon Phase Widget

This is a simple moon widget application with an extra feature of a moon calendar.

Features:

Moon widget: Yes
Moonrise and moonset times: Yes
Moon calendar: Yes
Phase date and time: No
Moon zodiacs: No
Moon azimuth: No
Free Lite version: No

Pros:
- A widget.
- A moon calendar.
Cons:
- Too basic.
- Cannot change the date from the calendar.
- Moon graphics is rather simplistic.
- No Lite version.

Conclusion: this app has a lot of room for improvement and new features.

Rating: 1/5

Description: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/reference/moon-phase-widget_kxkn.html
Website: http://www.ethereum.net/moon-phase/
Video: Not available.

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Eric McBride
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Feb 14, 2012, 5:42:41 PM via Website

WOW. Lots of work seems to have been put into this app! I like!!

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