Sun Locator Lite
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About Sun Locator Lite
Sun Locator predicts the sun and moon position and path at a specific location during the course of a day.
Anticipate lighting conditions in photography/filming, real estate, architecture, outdoor activities (e.g. setting up camp), solar panel positioning, gardening, and more.
★ The Main View displays all the detailed information: sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, blue hour, golden hour, solar noon, twilight times, moon phase and much more
★ The Augmented Reality feature displays the solar position and lunar position directly overlaid on your device's camera. Use the slider to set the time of day and directly track the solar movement. [A device with a magnetometer (compass) is needed to use the AR feature]
★ The Map feature displays the solar and lunar location, direction and shadow on a map to help you plan your activities.
*Photography: when and where will the sun rise and set? When are the Blue hour and the golden hour? When and where will the moon shine tonight?
*Gardening: do your plants get enough direct sunlight during the course of the day and year?
*Real estate: does a neighboring building obstruct the sun and cause shade?
*Architecture: How much sunshine will your home get? Does the sun shine through your window?
*Camping: will the sun shine on your tent?
*Hiking: when does dawn start and dusk end?
*Solar panels: Will there be nearby obstructions?
-Use your current GPS location or choose any location on a map
-Save your favorite locations
-Use the current time or choose any time of day
-Get data about sunrise/sunset times, twilight (dusk/dawn), photography times (blue and golden hour)
-Get data about moonrise/moonset and moon phase
-View the sun's and moon’s position at the chosen location and time overlaid on your device's camera (Augmented Reality feature)
-Overlay the sun and moon path on the map and anticipate the casting of shadow (Map feature)
-Track the sun's and moon’s position by using the slider to set a time of day and day of year
The Lite version is free and limited to information for the current day. The Pro version enables you to get information for any day of the year (and to adjust the height of the sun dial in the map view)
NOTE:
-the AR feature relies on your device's internal compass. Calibrate your compass regularly to make sure the displayed solar position is accurate.
-Devices without a compass will not be able to use the AR feature
Anticipate lighting conditions in photography/filming, real estate, architecture, outdoor activities (e.g. setting up camp), solar panel positioning, gardening, and more.
★ The Main View displays all the detailed information: sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, blue hour, golden hour, solar noon, twilight times, moon phase and much more
★ The Augmented Reality feature displays the solar position and lunar position directly overlaid on your device's camera. Use the slider to set the time of day and directly track the solar movement. [A device with a magnetometer (compass) is needed to use the AR feature]
★ The Map feature displays the solar and lunar location, direction and shadow on a map to help you plan your activities.
*Photography: when and where will the sun rise and set? When are the Blue hour and the golden hour? When and where will the moon shine tonight?
*Gardening: do your plants get enough direct sunlight during the course of the day and year?
*Real estate: does a neighboring building obstruct the sun and cause shade?
*Architecture: How much sunshine will your home get? Does the sun shine through your window?
*Camping: will the sun shine on your tent?
*Hiking: when does dawn start and dusk end?
*Solar panels: Will there be nearby obstructions?
-Use your current GPS location or choose any location on a map
-Save your favorite locations
-Use the current time or choose any time of day
-Get data about sunrise/sunset times, twilight (dusk/dawn), photography times (blue and golden hour)
-Get data about moonrise/moonset and moon phase
-View the sun's and moon’s position at the chosen location and time overlaid on your device's camera (Augmented Reality feature)
-Overlay the sun and moon path on the map and anticipate the casting of shadow (Map feature)
-Track the sun's and moon’s position by using the slider to set a time of day and day of year
The Lite version is free and limited to information for the current day. The Pro version enables you to get information for any day of the year (and to adjust the height of the sun dial in the map view)
NOTE:
-the AR feature relies on your device's internal compass. Calibrate your compass regularly to make sure the displayed solar position is accurate.
-Devices without a compass will not be able to use the AR feature
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Redesigned layout of the Main Screen.
Redesigned layout of the Main Screen.
More downloads Sun Locator Lite reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Name changed Name changed! Sun Locator AR Lite now is known as Sun Locator Lite.
What are users saying about Sun Locator Lite
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Pls add a option to share the location too
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Great app until last update... :(
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Doesn't work since update 11 th August
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good app thanks
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It has 2 degree of errors. Tested at Sun dawn
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The app crashes when trying to select a location from map
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Perfect for my eclipse planning. Saved maps work offline
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I use this a lot when planning photography. Very helpful.
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Best app to find out the sun position
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Nice graphic visualisations and useful info.
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Awesome app!!
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Awesome app!!!!
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nice app. it needs a long way to be of good use to me. it would be nice to show the possition of sun in relation to the direction the top side of mobile is pointing at. i.e i point the mobile to the south and the sun is behind me in reality. but the program shows the sun set to my left on the map. also i noticed that satellite map overlay has big inclination to the angle i am looking at and sometimes is placed flipped at an angle wrong to the angle of my view. it is also not clear if the moon angles are overlaid by the suns angle.
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Great app for travel and camping! GPS-position is a few km off from real position (which is correctly shown in "Google Maps") though*. Doesn't hurt as one can move the map from hand. * (re)starting the app with Maps open gives correct position. So the dev should wait a few sec to have a (better) GPS fix before requesting pos EDIT 1: pressed the button several times (even after opening Maps), GPS pos didn't change.
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getting "Google play services has stopped' every time i use 'Location from map' position reply: thanks. maps is enabled and at latest version - 9.49.2. rolled back to 9.26.1 but problem still exists. uninstall, reinstall of app has not fixed. location service enabled. location permission enabled. only workaround i can use is "Location from GPS" then "Show map view". Play services at v10.2.98, no updates available. Play store at v7.6.08.N-all, no updates available
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I love it! It work, and even the gyroscope camera thing! Not every app work with my ph for that so, Plus!
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Cant use it keeps saying go to screen overlay settings useless
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Fun to know where the sun will rise our set. I also use it to teach kids about the seasons.
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Awesome app !! Thanks so much.
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Works very well here from Norway. The sun is where it should be.
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Galaxy S7 in normal map mode no map data is shown.
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Good as a window.
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Super thanks alot
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Very good app for photographs
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It deserves 7 stars, way to go
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Thank you for such a great app.
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Easy to use and informative
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Awesome app
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Great!
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Great.
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As far as I've seen, this is the best app. But needs work. - I do not like is that when you go into map mode and you change the time, there is no preset for going back to current time. You have to input it manually. - Same as if you were to move the map to look around. - It does not automatically turn on your last saved location. You have to turn the saved location on each time. -I don't want a 24hr clock.
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Awesome. Fast, detailed, and easy to use. Great job!!
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It is very much helpful in my testing work
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Really good
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I liked it. best app for photographers
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Great!
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It is a must to have app.
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Great app, has allowed me to plan exactly where I need to be and when to get spectacular photos:-)
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The satellite map view showing sun and projected shadow positions is outstanding!! I've tried other sun position locating apps, but this one is far simpler and far superior!!! As a photographer, this app is invaluable!! Kudos to the creators!!
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Could be a good app, but it still crashes everytime I try to use 'Location from map'. And yes, the latest version of Google Maps is on the phone. How about fixing it so that it works?