Beautiful Planets: Sky Finder

Discover the planets above you and learn where to look.

Beautiful Planets connects the Solar System with the real sky outside your window.

Choose a planet to learn more about it, check where it is right now, and see whether you have a chance of spotting it from your location.

When you are ready to look up, tap Find on Sky. Follow the arrow and target as you slowly move your phone toward the planet.

FIND PLANETS IN YOUR SKY

• See which planets are above the horizon
• Check their current azimuth, elevation and apparent brightness
• Follow their position over the next 12 hours
• Use a simple arrow and target to find the right direction
• Turn the live camera preview on or off
• Adjust the guidance brightness for daylight or darker skies

KNOW WHAT YOU CAN SEE

Beautiful Planets gives you practical guidance based on the planet’s position and the current sky.

See whether a planet:

• may be visible to the naked eye
• will become easier to find after sunset
• is low above the horizon
• is best viewed with binoculars
• requires a telescope
• is currently below the horizon

EXPLORE EVERY PLANET

Discover all eight planets through beautiful imagery, clear facts and simple explanations.

Learn about each planet’s day, year, distance from the Sun and the extraordinary features that make every world different.

MADE FOR CURIOUS HUMANS

Beautiful Planets is completely free.

No account is required. The camera preview is optional, and camera images or video are not recorded or stored.

Phone compasses and motion sensors are not observatory instruments, so Find on Sky provides approximate guidance rather than telescope-level alignment.

Made with love by an astronomy fan, for humanity, curious minds and all the positive people who still remember to look up.

Choose a planet. Look up. Start exploring.