Sun Angle Compass

See where the sun sits in the sky right now, plus a simple hourly insolation curve for today.

Solar geometry

Live sun angle

Local time

This tool uses your location to compute the sun's azimuth and elevation from basic solar geometry.

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Latitude

Longitude

Current readout

Azimuth

Elevation

Location

Updated

Hourly insolation

A simple line graph showing the estimated solar insolation for today in one hour buckets.

How it works

Solar position is computed with standard astronomical formulas using your latitude, longitude, and the current time. Insolation is estimated using a top-of-atmosphere model with atmospheric effects ignored.