SunriseTime delivers precision sunrise and sunset analytics for over 5,000 cities. Real-time dashboards, golden hour tracking, moon phase data, and prayer time calculations — all in one blazing-fast platform powered by edge computing.
Trusted by photographers, developers, and communities worldwide
From golden hour precision to moon phase tracking, SunriseTime covers every data point photographers, travelers, and communities need to plan their day perfectly.
Accurate to within 1 minute using the NOAA Solar Calculator. Get civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight times for any city on any date.
Explore dataNever miss the perfect light again. Get precise morning and evening golden hour windows, plus blue hour timing for stunning landscape and portrait photography.
Plan your shootTrack current moon phase, illumination percentage, moonrise and moonset times. Plan night photography sessions and astronomy activities with confidence.
View moon dataAccurate Islamic prayer times calculated using multiple juristic methods. Supports Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha with customizable calculation standards.
Check timesVisualize how daylight hours change across seasons with interactive charts. Compare daylight trends between cities and track solstice and equinox events.
See trendsDeployed on Cloudflare's 300+ global edge nodes with KV caching. Every request served in under 50ms — faster than any competitor in the sunrise data space.
See benchmarksSearch any city and instantly see sunrise, sunset, golden hour, moon phase, and daylight trends — beautifully visualized with interactive charts and precision data cards.
Explore sunrise, sunset, and golden hour data for the most searched cities across every continent. Click any city to see today's full sun and moon analytics.
Everything you need to know about SunriseTime's accuracy, coverage, and data sources.
SunriseTime uses the NOAA Solar Calculator algorithm, the same standard used by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Our sunrise and sunset predictions are accurate to within 1 minute for any location worldwide, accounting for latitude, longitude, altitude, and atmospheric refraction.
SunriseTime covers over 5,000 cities globally, sourced from the GeoNames geographical database. This includes all major metropolitan areas, popular photography destinations, and cities with over 50,000 population. We're continuously expanding coverage based on user demand.
Golden hour is the period shortly after sunrise and before sunset when the sun is low on the horizon, creating warm, soft, directional light. It's considered the best time for photography, filmmaking, and outdoor activities. SunriseTime calculates the exact golden hour window for your location, so you never miss that perfect light.
Prayer times are calculated using the PrayTimes algorithm, which supports multiple juristic methods including University of Islamic Sciences (Karachi), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Muslim World League, and Umm al-Qura. You can select your preferred calculation method for the most accurate results.
Yes! SunriseTime provides a free REST API that returns JSON data for sunrise, sunset, golden hour, moon phase, and prayer times for any city and date. The API is open to developers who want to integrate sun data into their own applications. Check our API documentation for integration guides and rate limits.
Absolutely! SunriseTime is 100% free to use — no account required, no hidden fees. All features including sunrise/sunset times, golden hour tracking, moon phase data, prayer time calculations, and the API are completely free for everyone. We sustain the platform through unobtrusive advertising.
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