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Sun, moon and planets on Windows Pc

Developed By: Harnisch Gesellschaft m.b.H.

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 4.188 votes

Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.8.5j
Size 12.8 MB
Release Date January 23, 25
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (9)]

What's New:
★ New: Space stations★ New: Roche limits★ New: Hill spheres★ Small enhancements🐜 Small fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
For sun, moon and planets you can calculate things like
★ Position (azimuthal and elevation angle)
★ Distance to earth
★ Rise and set
★ Daylight
★ Moon phase
★ Eclipses

Graphical... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Sun, moon and planets and install on Windows PC. Sun, moon and planets is free Education app, developed by Harnisch Gesellschaft m.b.H.. Latest version of Sun, moon and planets is 1.8.5j, was released on 2025-01-23 (updated on 2025-02-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Sun, moon and planets is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4,188 users, 202 users had rated it 5*, 3,098 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Sun, moon and planets on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Sun, moon and planets on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Sun, moon and planets on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Sun, moon and planets using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Sun, moon and planets" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Sun, moon and planets on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Sun, moon and planets" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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For sun, moon and planets you can calculate things like
★ Position (azimuthal and elevation angle)
★ Distance to earth
★ Rise and set
★ Daylight
★ Moon phase
★ Eclipses

Graphical displays of
★ Current lunar phase (plus globe of moon)
★ Objects now above the horizon
★ Solar system (Current position of planets and other objects)
★ Moons of Jupiter (Current positions as seen from earth)
★ Rings and moons of Saturn (Current positions as seen from earth)
★ Moons of Mars
★ Moons of Uranus
★ Moons of Neptune
★ Moons of Pluto
★ illuminated earth (as map or globe)
★ NEW: All stars in our cosmic neighborhood
★ NEW: Selected planetary systems and exoplanets

Graphical Widgets for Android's home screen
★ Current lunar phase
★ Objects now above the horizon
★ Solar system (Current position of planets and other objects)
★ illuminated earth (as map or globe)
★ Times of Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset

Get this astronomy app now!
★ New: Space stations
★ New: Roche limits
★ New: Hill spheres
★ Small enhancements
🐜 Small fixes
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.