About Sun Map

Sun Map is a solar event utility for the outdoor adventurer and photography enthusiast. It is the ideal companion to help you plan a photography shoot, or simply find the perfect vantage point to view a sunrise or sunset, for any date, anywhere in the world. Key Features: • Time and direction of sunrise, sunset, and noon transit • Compass-driven map-rotation (on supported devices) • Search by landmark, locality, or street address • GPS positioning of your current location • Drag and drop map pin for exact placement • Local time zone and elevation above sea level • Correction for atmospheric refraction and elevation • Correction for local magnetic variation • Map types include: terrain, satellite, and hybrid • Touch gestures for map zoom, tilt and rotation • Store an unlimited number of favourite locations • Capture map snapshots for offline use • Supports landscape and portrait orientation • Compatible with both phone and tablets Technical Notes: The sunrise, transit and sunset calculations implement the algorithm described in: Solar Position Algorithm for Solar Radiation Applications (Technical Report NREL/TP-560-34302, Revised January 2008) by Ibrahim Reda and Afshin Andreas, based on the algorithm described by Jean Meeus. Limitations: • Requires an Internet connection for full functionality • Accuracy reduces around the polar regions • Auto-rotation requires a hardware compatible device • More features will be coming, so give us feedback...