Sun path
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Hour angle runs left (east) to right (west); height is the sun's true altitude. Below the horizon the ground darkens through the three twilights — the number written on each band is how long that twilight lasts on this date.
Day
Civil −6°
Nautical −12°
Astronomical −18°
Night
Golden hour
Daylight through the year
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Hover or drag the curve to travel through the year. The dashed rules mark the two solstices and two equinoxes.
Seven days from the selected date
Day Sunrise Sunset Daylight Change vs prev. Trend
Positions from the NOAA solar equations (declination, equation of time, hour angle at −0.833° for the solar disc plus refraction): typically within a minute of published tables.
Twilight bands use −6°, −12°, −18°. Golden hour is drawn as sun altitude 6° down to −4°. Sunrise and sunset azimuths are degrees clockwise from true north. Moon illumination from the mean synodic month (29.530589 d) against the new moon of 6 Jan 2000, 18:14 UTC.
Times are shown in each place's own zone, including daylight saving. No network, no tracking, no dependencies — every number on this page is computed in your browser.