<p>There is a number of websites or applications.</p>
<p>My usual go-to is Stellarium. Here with Neil Armstrong's possible first view on Earth from the Moon's surface:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cxdKB.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cxdKB.png" alt="Stellarium with observer position set to landing place and time of Apollo 11" /></a></p>

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2022-06-30T12:16:55.667Z
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planetmaker
<p>Is there any app or website that is able to view the sky from the moon? It would be like <code>https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/</code> except that it is viewed from the moon</p>

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2022-06-30T03:05:49.027Z
I believe https://celestia.space/ will do what you want.
Greg Miller
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2022-06-30T04:19:20.533Z
different but related: [How will planets behave in the night sky as seen by Mars colonists?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/26166/7982) and [Is there an online planetarium where the observer is on another celestial body?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/35938/7982) and [On other planets, does the sun appear to pass through the same zodiac constellations?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/47569/7982) and [When will the next transit of Earth be visible from Mars? Was the last one really on May 11, 1984?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/26177/7982)
uhoh
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2022-06-30T04:20:49.173Z
and [How does the Earth move in the sky as seen from the Moon?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/8100/7982) Also some of the options discussed in answers to [Where can I find the positions of the planets, stars, moons, artificial satellites, etc. and visualize them?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/13488/7982) can view from a user-definable position.
uhoh
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Sky viewer from the moon
InfinitySwordofDiamond
# Sky viewer from the moon

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-30)

Is there any app or website that is able to view the sky from the moon? It would be like `https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/` except that it is viewed from the moon

**Tags:** the-moon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I believe https://celestia.space/ will do what you want.  
> **username_2**: different but related: [How will planets behave in the night sky as seen by Mars colonists?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/26166/7982) and [Is there an online planetarium where the observer is on another celestial body?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/35938/7982) and [On other planets, does the sun appear to pass through the same zodiac constellations?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/47569/7982) and [When will the next transit of Earth be visible from Mars? Was the last one really on May 11, 1984?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/26177/7982)  
> **username_2**: and [How does the Earth move in the sky as seen from the Moon?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/8100/7982) Also some of the options discussed in answers to [Where can I find the positions of the planets, stars, moons, artificial satellites, etc. and visualize them?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/13488/7982) can view from a user-definable position.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2022-06-30. Score: 2

There is a number of websites or applications.

My usual go-to is Stellarium. Here with Neil Armstrong's possible first view on Earth from the Moon's surface:
[![Stellarium with observer position set to landing place and time of Apollo 11](https://i.sstatic.net/cxdKB.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/cxdKB.png)


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