About Light pollution map
Light Pollution Map helps you easily find the darkest places nearby by combining high-resolution VIIRS satellite data with an interactive global map. Explore sky brightness, compare light pollution levels, and plan the...
Light Pollution Map helps you easily find the darkest places nearby by combining high-resolution VIIRS satellite data with an interactive global map. Explore sky brightness, compare light pollution levels, and plan the perfect dark-sky trip or astrophotography session.
Whether you’re an astronomer, astrophotographer, stargazer, traveler, or simply curious about night sky quality, this map gives you access to the most accurate and up-to-date night-time light data available.
Key Features
• Interactive light pollution map with VIIRS (Black Marble 2.0) satellite radiance
• Accurate sky brightness and dark sky map overlays (with color blind option)
• Various mapping tools (point/area info, moon info, brightness simulation, find closest dark site, VIIRS country stats, adding your own SQM measurements, etc...)
• MPSAS (magnitude per square arc second) and Bortle scale estimation for easy comparison
• Switch between multiple light pollution datasets
• Global coverage with high detail
• Additional layers such as Aurora (with prediction), Clouds, user submitted SQM, etc...
• Offline-friendly — (World Atlas 2015 can be cached)
• Find dark sky locations for astronomy, camping & astrophotography
• Compare historical VIIRS data and track how light pollution changes
• Intuitive, fast map with smooth controls and fullscreen mode
• Clean, privacy-respecting design (no ads, no tracking)
VIIRS Satellite Data
The app uses NASA VIIRS Day/Night Band data — the same scientific dataset used by research institutions and environmental agencies for monitoring night-time brightness. This ensures maximum accuracy when evaluating artificial sky glow.
Find Dark Sky Locations
Quickly identify dark places for:
• Astrophotography
• Stargazing
• Camping trips
• Milky Way observations
• Meteor shower watching
• Light pollution research
• Aurora spotting
Why This App?
Light Pollution Map offers a clear, easy-to-read view of global sky brightness without ads or unnecessary features. It focuses purely on delivering the most accurate light pollution map possible — ideal for both hobbyists and professionals. No subscription or other hidden fees. Once you buy it, you have it for life with any update that follows.
You can explore the map on the official website to see how the data looks:
https://www.lightpollutionmap.info
The mobile app provides offline mode, GPS integration, and smoother performance.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Light pollution map since it was posted on our website on 2025-03-28 06:24:08.
The latest version is 1.1.42 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 02:48:32. See below the changes in each version.
Light pollution map version 1.1.42
Updated At: 2026-05-29
Changes: - Feature filters can be now be saved (settings). Name field also supports wildcard searching for example '*town OR john*' will display 'Smalltown' and 'Johnstown'.
- 'My locations' can now be saved (and edited) and restored from a file.
- 'My locations' now also available as a feature overlay, so you can view them on the map.
- Changing dates in the calendar widget doesn't open virtual keyboard anymore (except when you tap on hour/minute fields).
- Other minor changes and bug fixes.
Light pollution map version 1.1.41
Updated At: 2026-05-07
Changes: - Sky brightness simulation: Also generates an all-sky image that takes into account the drawn polygon radiance modification.
- Added NELM as an alternative unit for sky brightness display for Sky brightness and World Atlas overlays. You can toggle between NELM and MPSAS by clicking the SQM text in the point info popup.
- Added a 'Save' button to the generated all-sky image, so you can save it directly to your device.
- Other minor fixes.
Light pollution map version 1.1.40
Updated At: 2026-04-20
Changes: - All-sky image now has two views: Fisheye and panoramic view.
Light pollution map version 1.1.39
Updated At: 2026-03-18
Changes: - Added 2025 VIIRS and Sky brightness overlays.
- When area statistics are shown for Sky brightness/World Atlas, locations of the minimum and maximum values are now also marked on the map.
- Other minor fixes and improvements.
Light pollution map version 1.1.38
Updated At: 2026-03-09
Changes: - Bortle class display fixed.
- Fixed the issue with sorting 'My locations' when a new item is added.
Light pollution map version 1.1.36
Updated At: 2026-02-27
Changes: - New Sky brightness overlays (all years)
- Render All-sky image at a specified location (with terrain),
- Added International Dark sky parks polygon feature overlay
- Redesigned offline mode (supports all Sky brightness overlays and point information)
- Added basemaps from Apple and OpenStreetMap
- Other improvements and bug fixes
Light pollution map version 1.1.33
Updated At: 2025-11-18
Changes: - Aurora display fix
Light pollution map version 1.1.30
Updated At: 2025-09-26
Changes: - Changes to the user interface
- Added 'Zenith brightness simulation' tool
- Added 'Find closest dark' site tool
- World Atlas 2015 overlay has some new additional display options
- Viewing SQM-LE charts received some performance upgrades
Light pollution map version 1.1.24
Updated At: 2025-06-10
Changes: - VIIRS overlays now use Black marble v2.0 instead v1.3 data.
- Added VIIRS 2024
- Basemaps and search providers changed because Bing Maps for Enterprise will be discontinued on June 30th 2025.
Light pollution map version 1.1.22
Updated At: 2024-07-18
Changes: - Added VIIRS 2023 overlay
- Other minor fixes and optimizations
Disclaimer
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