16 tools

Space and nature

Tools for watching space and nature: follow earthquakes, wildfires and winds on interactive maps, track satellites and meteor showers, and check sunrise times and your chances of seeing the aurora.

Earth Meter

World statistics update live: population, environment, energy, technology, economy.

3D Earth Globe

Interactive 3D Earth globe with real-time day & night, sun position, country search and live ISS tracking. Free, in your browser.

Moon

Moon phase now, lunar day counted from moonrise at your location, rise and set, distance and a phase calendar. 3D globe with real libration.

Solar System

Interactive Solar System model: planets in their real positions now, today’s distance to Mars, planetary alignments and your weight on each planet.

Eclipses

Upcoming solar and lunar eclipses: path of totality on a map, start and maximum times for your city, how much of the Sun is covered and its altitude.

Space Weather

Live Kp index, geomagnetic storm level, solar wind and the aurora forecast on a map. See if the northern lights are visible tonight.

Aurora Forecast

Live aurora oval map plus a straight answer on whether the northern lights are visible from your spot tonight: darkness, cloud, moon, Kp.

Measure on map

Trace a plot on the map and get its area on the WGS84 ellipsoid — in hectares or acres — not the area of the picture on screen.

Earthquake Map

A live map of recent earthquakes worldwide from USGS and EMSC — magnitude, depth and time for each quake, updated continuously. Free.

Wildfire Map

A live map of active wildfire hotspots worldwide from NASA satellites — heat detections from the last 24 hours, ranked by fire power. Free.

Satellite Tracker

Track satellites live on a map, see Starlink, and find out when the ISS will pass over your location — propagated in your browser. Free.

Sun & Moon

Find sunrise, sunset, golden hour, day length and the moon phase for any location, with live sun and moon directions on a map. Free.

Meteor Showers

See the next meteor shower, a live peak countdown, and whether the radiant is up, the sky dark and the moon out of the way for your location. Free.

Light Pollution Map

See light pollution on a map and tap anywhere for the exact night-sky brightness in mag/arcsec² — find the darkest skies near you. Free.

Wind Map

Watch live animated wind across the globe from the GFS model — wind speed and direction anywhere, with a reading for your own location. Free.

Weather

Hourly and 9-day weather from two independent forecast models at once — with the disagreement between them shown, not hidden.