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The Solar Calculator can be a very useful tool for a photographer. It gives an easy to read graphical indication of the position of the sun and moon at both rise and set, as well as their current positions in the sky, and it can do this for just about any location on any time and date you wish.

New in version 2.2: The Solar Calculator can also plot the Moon position and phase at any given time. In addition, accuracy has been dramatically improved with the use of new astronomy-grade VSOP87 based algorithms. It now also includes optional adjustment for local magnetic declination, should you need to plot positions 'in the field' using a compass.

Where to start? To get the best out of the Solar Calculator, please read the Solar Calculator FAQ first.

Latitude:

Longitude:

Local Date & Time:

Timezone ():

Magnetic Declination Adjustment: Disabled Enabled

• Sun Data
• Moon Data
• Graphs, Tides & Weather
• Location Info
• Options

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Your predictions for:

Previous Sunrise:

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Current Sun Azimuth:

at elevation

Next Sunset:

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Show sunrise/set bearings on map:

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Your predictions for:

Previous Moonrise:

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Current Moon Azimuth:

at elevation

Next Moonset:

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Illumination Percentage:

% (Moon Phases)

Next New Moon:

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Next Full Moon:

< Jump to Date

Show moonrise/set bearings on map:

Hide Show

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Other Information:

Graphs:

Solar/Lunar Elevation Graph

Permalink:

Bookmarkable link to this page

External Links:
Weather:	Weather forecast at Wunderground.com
Tides:	EasyTide tidal predictions

The links above have no affiliation with this site, and are provided only as a convenience. Prediction periods of external links may not match your currently selected date, and no responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of the results.

Location Info:

Click a 'pushpin' marker to view information on that location... If none are visible, change the Display Preferences on the options tab.

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All images displayed within remain the property of the owner, and have been displayed automatically at run-time as a result of a Flickr API search. They are provided with the intention of assisting in the research of a location only, and no responsibility is taken for the content presented within.

Display Preferences:

Solar Calculator can display nearby items from it's database of photographic locations to help you research this location. Choose which display option you would prefer...

Do not show any location data on map Show Location Guides from iesmith.net Show photographs from iesmith.net Show "The Pick of Flickr" (author's selections from flickr.com) Show "Interesting" photographs from flickr.com Show Lighthouses from the database Show Castles from the database Show World Heritage Sites from the database Show Waterfalls from the database Show Windmills from the database Show Piers from the database Show Megaliths and Ancient Monuments from the database Show Towers and Follies from the database

Solar Calculator can remember your selected location, and default to that place on your next visit. No location information is stored by iesmith.net either way, and you can turn this behaviour on or off...

Always remember my last location Never remember my last location

Please select the type of map you would like the Solar Calculator to display by default in future...

Terrain Map Street Map Hybrid (Satellite + Labels) Satellite Photo

The Solar Calculator can display European, or US-style dates. Please select the format you would prefer...

DD-MM-YYYY MM-DD-YYYY

The Solar Calculator can display either decimal latitude and longitudes, or degrees minutes and seconds (such as 66°33'39"N). Please select the format you would prefer, however please note that you can't currently manually enter a latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds format...

Decimal degrees Degrees, minutes and seconds

(Note: storing your preferences for next time requires that cookies be enabled.)

Search for a place name, or drag the yellow marker to your desired location, select the timezone of that location (or just let the calculator detect it for you) and click calculate. This will give you the sunrise and sunset times and positions for that location. It will also list the elevation of the sun above the horizon, and the azimuth (degrees from north, as determined by a compass for example) of the sun at that time.

Accuracy notes: The Solar Calculator does not take account of altitude or local terrain, so be aware that this will effect the accuracy of the predictions in some high-altitude or mountainous locations.

The Solar Calculator includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from www.maxmind.com