Sun Calculator: What’s Happening in the Sky Now

Live Sun altitude, azimuth, and sky status — then jump to the exact tool you need: day length, twilight stages, golden hour, or a city calendar.

Live Sky Now · New York reference

Current Sun Position

Sky status
Night

Updates when you load the page or detect your location. Use Near me in search for your GPS position.

Altitude
-32.4°

Above / below horizon

Azimuth
8.6°

Compass direction of the Sun

Next event
Civil Dawn

05:28 AM · in ~3h 55m

Sunrise
05:58 AM
Sunset
08:05 PM
Solar Noon
01:01 PM
Day Length
14h 7m 0s

Pick the Right Page (No Duplicate Guesswork)

You want…Open this
Hours of daylight vs nightDay Length Calculator
Civil / nautical / astronomical clock timesTwilight Calculator
“Is dawn the same as sunrise?”Dawn & Dusk glossary
Warm photo light windowsGolden Hour
A full month for one cityCity sun pages
Specialized Tools

Go Deeper From This Hub

Day Length

How many hours of daylight today — and tomorrow’s change.

Twilight Stages

Live civil, nautical & astronomical dawn/dusk timeline.

Golden Hour

Warm photography windows around sunrise & sunset.

Blue Hour

Indigo twilight windows for cityscapes.

Solar Noon

When the Sun hits its highest point today.

Dawn vs Dusk Words

Glossary: dawn ≠ sunrise, dusk ≠ sunset.

Seasons

Solstices, equinoxes, and daylight extremes.

City Pages

Full calendars & 7-day forecasts for 190+ cities.

Why This Hub Exists

City pages already publish sunrise and sunset for specific places. This Sun Calculator is different: it focuses on live solar geometry (altitude, azimuth, sky status) and acts as a clear router so you do not land on three similar articles wondering which one to trust. Definitions of twilight stages live on the Twilight tool; word meanings live on Dawn & Dusk; seasonal extremes live on Seasons.

Sun Calculator Frequently Asked Questions

This hub answers “what is the Sun doing right now?” with live altitude, azimuth, and sky status, then routes you to the right specialized tool. City pages go deep on one place with forecasts and month calendars.
Altitude is how many degrees the Sun is above (positive) or below (negative) the horizon. Azimuth is the compass direction of the Sun (0° ≈ north, increasing clockwise).
Times use NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°) for official sunrise and sunset.
Use Day Length for daylight hours, Twilight for civil/nautical/astronomical stages, Golden/Blue Hour for photography windows, and Dawn & Dusk if you need word definitions.
Yes. Tap “My location” on this page, or search any city from the header for a full local dashboard.