A TOOL FOR EVERY LIGHT QUESTION
Sunlight and shadow tools for real places.
Find out when a window gets sun, compare garden spots, plan an evening photograph or check a shadow. Choose a question below and start with your place.
Primary interactive starting point
Start with the Sun Path Map
Find the sun’s direction and elevation for a location, date and time. Choose a focused shadow, garden or solar-shading tool when that is the result you actually need.
YOUR FREE SUN PLANNER
Start with your sunlight question.
Choose the tool by the decision you need to make
Each calculator opens a focused study with a map or room view, an explanation of the result and its assumptions.
Sun Path Map
Track solar direction at any address. Compare dates on one map, animate time and find alignment windows. Free sun-position planner for mobile and desktop.
Open tool Outdoor mapShadow Calculator
Enter a measured obstacle height to calculate shadow length and bearing. Place a simplified screen to compare local shade across dates.
Open tool Space simulatorWindow Sunlight Calculator
Set a window’s direction, size and sill height to estimate when direct sun enters and how far it reaches across a room.
Open tool Outdoor mapGarden Sunlight Calculator
Calculate garden sunlight hours by point. Compare morning and afternoon sun, twelve monthly dates, a nine-point sunlight grid and saved garden zones.
Open tool Space simulatorApartment Sunlight Checker
Check the seasonal direct-sun window for an apartment, balcony or prospective home before you rent or buy.
Open tool Outdoor mapGolden Hour Map
Find the Sun’s direction during modeled golden-hour windows, then search an alignment by azimuth, elevation and angular tolerance.
Open tool Outdoor mapOutdoor Event Shade Planner
Compare sun and shade by hour for an outdoor ceremony, market, sports area or seating plan.
Open tool Outdoor mapSolar Shading Checker
Run a preliminary site solar analysis: modeled direct-sun hours, monthly sample dates and shadow context. Includes a reproducible sunlight analysis example.
Open tool Outdoor mapSun Path Diagram
Read solar azimuth and elevation on a polar sun-path diagram, explore a sky dome, compare seasonal dates and export a scalable SVG chart.
Open tool Outdoor mapHouse Sunlight Calculator
Check direct sunlight at a house window, garden or patio. See morning and afternoon hours, compare months and model nearby obstructions.
Open tool Outdoor mapSunset Map
Find sunset direction and local time on a map. Jump to sunset, inspect evening golden light and plan an alignment for a chosen date.
Open tool Outdoor mapSun Position Tracker
Track the sun’s current direction and elevation for any location. Switch between live time and a selected date, with a map and local time zone.
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