NOAA Solar Calculator

Find Sunrise, Sunset, Solar Noon and Solar Position for Any Place on Earth

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Drag the large red pin to the desired location and enter the date and time at which to calculate the sun position.

Location:
Latitude:

Longitude:

Time Zone:

UTC Offset:

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Date:

Day:

Month:

Year:

Local Time:

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Minute

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Second

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Result
Equation of Time

(minutes):

Solar Declination

(in°):

Solar Noon

(hh:mm:ss):

Apparent Sunrise

(hh:mm):

Show Sunrise

Apparent Sunset

(hh:mm):

Show Sunset

Az/El

(in °) at Local Time:

Elevation

Show Azimuth

Sunrise/Sunset Tables

Tables with times of sunrise, sunset and solar noon for each day of the year for the location and year specified in the form above can be created by clicking on the button below.

Tables will open up in a new tab/window

Details about the calculations and spreadsheets that can be used to calculate solar data are available on the

Having Trouble?

• Check your Time Zone — Is the time zone set correctly for this
  location? Our calculator attempts to determine the correct time zone for
  the given location and date, but because time zones and the start and
  end dates of Daylight Saving Time sometimes change, this value may not
  be accurate for historical or future dates.
• Click the Show Sunrise, Show Sunset and Show Azimuth checkboxes to
  display color-coded lines on the map indicating the direction of
  sunrise, sunset and solar position based on the Local Time and Date entered.
• This solar calculator is provided for research and entertainment
  purposes only. Due to variable atmospheric conditions and uncertainty
  inherent in the algorithms used, the actual observed values of sunrise,
  sunset and solar position may differ from the results presented here.

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