Home
Home is a fast field dashboard. It follows your current location and the app time, then shows the cards you enabled for the kind of shoot you are doing.
PlanIt Live User Guide
A field guide for the sky in front of you.
PlanIt Live is built for the moment you are already outside. Open the app, check what matters now or tonight, adjust timing, set a reminder, and get back to shooting.
PlanIt Live
Current location field companion
7:42
Sunset
64%
Moon
3
Bortle
NowBlue Hour
Time
Swipe horizontally or drag supported charts to move the app time. Linked cards update together, so Sun, Moon, Milky Way, tide, and satellite context stays aligned.
Cards
Cards are modular. Keep a compact setup for quick checks, or enable specialized groups for night photography, aurora, space weather, seascapes, and satellites.
Quick Start
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Open PlanIt Live when you arrive on location and confirm the app has your current location.
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Pick a front-page setup that matches the shoot: essentials, night sky, aurora, seascape, satellites, or compact.
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Use the time controls to scrub through the evening or morning and watch the cards update together.
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Add reminders for key moments such as Blue Hour, moonrise, low tide, flare checks, or interval sequences.
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Use Compass or AR only after checking orientation accuracy. Recalibrate if the direction is clearly wrong.
Free Ready Cards
These are the current free cards marked ready in the PlanIt Live registry. Home can stay compact, or you can enable specialized cards for night sky, aurora, space weather, seascapes, satellites, alerts, and photo calculations.
Essentials
5 cardsDay Overview
FreeAlways shown at the top with the current day, location, and the main field conditions.
Sun/Moon
FreeSun and Moon paths, rise and set times, phase, elevation, and light windows.
Milky Way
FreeMilky Way visibility, direction, and timing for night-sky planning in the field.
Planets
FreeRise, set, brightness, and best viewing time for the bright planets tonight.
Light Pollution Visualizer
FreeShows the glow dome a nearby city raises above your local horizon.
Sun and Space Weather
12 cardsLive Sun
FreeRecent solar imagery and current solar activity context.
History Flare
FreeRecent flare history and forecast information for solar activity checks.
Solar Wind
FreeBz, speed, and density from NOAA spacecraft.
Short-Term Kp
FreeObserved and forecast geomagnetic activity for the near term.
Long-Term Kp
FreeA 27-day geomagnetic activity outlook.
Dst Index
FreeHourly geomagnetic storm strength from Kyoto Dst.
NOAA Scales
FreeCurrent R, S, and G space-weather scale levels.
SWPC Alerts
FreeLatest official space-weather alerts and warnings.
SWPC Model Animation
FreeAvailable SWPC model and space-weather animation feeds.
Solar Wind Forecast
FreeWSA-Enlil heliosphere model animation.
HUXt Forecast
FreeReading/Met Office solar-wind forecast model.
Aurora Tonight
FreeLocal aurora-viewing probability and the live OVATION oval.
Tides, Satellites, and Alerts
5 cardsTide Model
FreeTide height curve with high and low times.
Tide Station
FreeOfficial tide-station predictions and live water level where available.
Satellite Position
FreeCurrent satellite position, direction, altitude, range, and speed.
Satellite Pass
FreeUpcoming visible satellite passes with brightness filtering.
Active Weather Alerts
FreeNWS severe weather warnings and watches for your area.
Photo Tools
8 cardsDepth of Field
FreeHyperfocal distance and near/far sharpness limits.
ND Filter
FreeCompensated shutter speed for any ND filter.
Exposure
FreeEV and equivalent exposure solver.
Panorama
FreeFrame count and rotation step for panoramas.
Timelapse
FreeFrames, clip length, and storage calculator.
Focus Stack
FreeFrame count and focus distances for stacking.
Star Trails
FreeLongest shutter before stars trail.
Polar Alignment
FreePolar-scope clock and single-star alignment.
Reminders
Landscape light changes fast. Set reminders before the shoot so you can keep photographing instead of watching the clock.
Event reminders
Trigger at or before natural events such as sunrise, moonrise, Blue Hour, or another supported card event.
Time reminders
Use a fixed clock time for wake-up, departure, setup, or a planned shot.
Interval reminders
Repeat at a fixed gap for manual time-lapses, eclipse sequences, bracketed checks, or repeat shots.
Compass and AR
The compass points toward the Sun, Moon, Milky Way Center, and supported overlays. AR places those directions over the camera view for composition checks. Phone orientation sensors vary, so recalibrate if the display is clearly off.
Location and Data
Live focuses on your current location. Some cards require an internet connection, including weather, tides, space-weather data, solar imagery, alerts, and updated satellite elements.