Sun Surveyor Lite
Your Personal Guide to the Sun
Free
2.8.1for iPhone, iPad
8.1
33 Ratings
Adam Ratana
Developer
55.9 MB
Size
Jan 29, 2023
Update Date
Photo & Video
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
Sun Surveyor Lite Screenshots
About Sun Surveyor Lite
Sun Surveyor Lite takes the mystery out of the sunrise, sunset and magic hours, helping photographers and filmmakers scout the best locations, plan effectively, and get the perfect shot. Solar Industry (PV) Professionals, architects, real estate agents, and gardeners will also find a wealth of empowering, interactive features.
The 3D Compass and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy:
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise & sunset
- Visualize the sun's path throughout the day or through the year
Additional features:
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Twilight times - civil, nautical, astronomical
- Solstice and Equinox visualization
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Magnetic declination compensation
Check out the Full Version of Sun Surveyor for more:
- Live Camera View - augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Interactive Map View - plan a remote shot or PV array placement, interact with a top-down perspective of sun and moon paths and events
- Street View Panoramas - 360 degree spherical panoramas with selected sun, moon and milky way events overlaid, where available
- Moon Information: moon position, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, apogee, perigee, distance and a Super Moon finder
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a remote location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
The 3D Compass and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy:
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise & sunset
- Visualize the sun's path throughout the day or through the year
Additional features:
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Twilight times - civil, nautical, astronomical
- Solstice and Equinox visualization
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Magnetic declination compensation
Check out the Full Version of Sun Surveyor for more:
- Live Camera View - augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Interactive Map View - plan a remote shot or PV array placement, interact with a top-down perspective of sun and moon paths and events
- Street View Panoramas - 360 degree spherical panoramas with selected sun, moon and milky way events overlaid, where available
- Moon Information: moon position, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, apogee, perigee, distance and a Super Moon finder
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a remote location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.8.1
Last updated on Jan 29, 2023
Old Versions
(2.8.1)
- Crash fix for when trying to upgrade.
(2.8)
- Updated Map and Street View demos with newest visualization engine from full version.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
- Crash fix for when trying to upgrade.
(2.8)
- Updated Map and Street View demos with newest visualization engine from full version.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
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Version History
2.8.1
Jan 29, 2023
(2.8.1)
- Crash fix for when trying to upgrade.
(2.8)
- Updated Map and Street View demos with newest visualization engine from full version.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
- Crash fix for when trying to upgrade.
(2.8)
- Updated Map and Street View demos with newest visualization engine from full version.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
2.8
Jan 23, 2023
- Updated Map and Street View demos with newest visualization engine from full version.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates.
2.6.1
Oct 11, 2022
2.6.1
- Crash fixes
2.6
- iOS 16 updates
- World Magnetic Model update (2020-2025 version)
- Tweaks for running on Mac with Apple Silicon
- Other minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates
- Crash fixes
2.6
- iOS 16 updates
- World Magnetic Model update (2020-2025 version)
- Tweaks for running on Mac with Apple Silicon
- Other minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates
2.6
Oct 3, 2022
- iOS 16 updates
- World Magnetic Model update (2020-2025 version)
- Tweaks for running on Mac with Apple Silicon
- Other minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates
- World Magnetic Model update (2020-2025 version)
- Tweaks for running on Mac with Apple Silicon
- Other minor bugfixes and improvements; SDK updates
2.5.2
Sep 15, 2018
2.5.2
- Performance improvements and fixes for iOS 12
2.5
- Brought over the latest changes from the full version
- Brand new visualization engine - much more detail and faster performance
- (new!) Light Map: shows a filled area of light spanning the Summer and Winter Solstices when Solstice visualization is enabled from the Solstices & Equinoxes info panel; Use this for PV applications and real estate (ex. line it up with a window) -- this area represents where the sun will be throughout the year, anything outside of it, the sun will never be there!
- The Light Map also shows the Solar Analemma - for each hour, the figure-8 looking graph of the sun's position as it appears on every day of the year
- (new!) Display mode button for combinations of the celestial sphere, standard horizontal grid, sun + moon paths below the horizon
- (new!) 3D Compass: added control to toggle motion sensors; when off, you can manually orient the display with finger gestures
- Performance improvements and fixes for iOS 12
2.5
- Brought over the latest changes from the full version
- Brand new visualization engine - much more detail and faster performance
- (new!) Light Map: shows a filled area of light spanning the Summer and Winter Solstices when Solstice visualization is enabled from the Solstices & Equinoxes info panel; Use this for PV applications and real estate (ex. line it up with a window) -- this area represents where the sun will be throughout the year, anything outside of it, the sun will never be there!
- The Light Map also shows the Solar Analemma - for each hour, the figure-8 looking graph of the sun's position as it appears on every day of the year
- (new!) Display mode button for combinations of the celestial sphere, standard horizontal grid, sun + moon paths below the horizon
- (new!) 3D Compass: added control to toggle motion sensors; when off, you can manually orient the display with finger gestures
2.5
Aug 20, 2018
- Brought over the latest changes from the full version
- Brand new visualization engine - much more detail and faster performance
- (new!) Light Map: shows a filled area of light spanning the Summer and Winter Solstices when Solstice visualization is enabled from the Solstices & Equinoxes info panel; Use this for PV applications and real estate (ex. line it up with a window) -- this area represents where the sun will be throughout the year, anything outside of it, the sun will never be there!
- The Light Map also shows the Solar Analemma - for each hour, the figure-8 looking graph of the sun's position as it appears on every day of the year
- (new!) Display mode button for combinations of the celestial sphere, standard horizontal grid, sun + moon paths below the horizon
- (new!) 3D Compass: added control to toggle motion sensors; when off, you can manually orient the display with finger gestures
- Brand new visualization engine - much more detail and faster performance
- (new!) Light Map: shows a filled area of light spanning the Summer and Winter Solstices when Solstice visualization is enabled from the Solstices & Equinoxes info panel; Use this for PV applications and real estate (ex. line it up with a window) -- this area represents where the sun will be throughout the year, anything outside of it, the sun will never be there!
- The Light Map also shows the Solar Analemma - for each hour, the figure-8 looking graph of the sun's position as it appears on every day of the year
- (new!) Display mode button for combinations of the celestial sphere, standard horizontal grid, sun + moon paths below the horizon
- (new!) 3D Compass: added control to toggle motion sensors; when off, you can manually orient the display with finger gestures
2.0.5
May 21, 2018
- SDK Updates; minor bugfixes and improvements
2.0.4
Nov 29, 2017
Minor bugfixes and performance improvements
2.0.3
Nov 22, 2017
- iOS 11 & iPhone X updates; performance tweaks, SDK & translation updates.
2.0.2
Jul 7, 2017
- Ephemeris: added listing of sun rise and set times for the year with day length and daylight gain or loss
- 3D Compass: when displaying Solstices + Equinoxes, displays the rise and set lines
- Swedish (Svensk) translation by Samuel Andersson, many thanks!
- SDK Updates; minor bugfixes and improvements
- 3D Compass: when displaying Solstices + Equinoxes, displays the rise and set lines
- Swedish (Svensk) translation by Samuel Andersson, many thanks!
- SDK Updates; minor bugfixes and improvements
2.0.1
Jun 25, 2016
2.0.1
- iOS 9+: Added 3D-touch quick actions for the home screen icon
- Minor bugfixes and improvements
- If you like Sun Surveyor Lite, please consider leaving a review!
2.0
- Sun Surveyor Lite has been redesigned to provide a better user experience!
- Time Machine Slider - now a continuous slider with a visualization of the daylight
- Configurable Info Panels - interactive panels for quick and easy toggling of sun and moon event visualization, with panels for golden hour and blue hour times, twilight times, solstices & equinoxes, and more
- New Date / Time behavior - will act as a "clock" until the date/time is manually adjusted
- Shadow Length Calculator - input object height to determine the object's shadow length for a given time of day
- Sun Surveyor Lite now includes demos of the full version's Interactive Map and Street View features
- Removed ads
- Additional localizations
- Many other updates, fixes and improvements
- iOS 9+: Added 3D-touch quick actions for the home screen icon
- Minor bugfixes and improvements
- If you like Sun Surveyor Lite, please consider leaving a review!
2.0
- Sun Surveyor Lite has been redesigned to provide a better user experience!
- Time Machine Slider - now a continuous slider with a visualization of the daylight
- Configurable Info Panels - interactive panels for quick and easy toggling of sun and moon event visualization, with panels for golden hour and blue hour times, twilight times, solstices & equinoxes, and more
- New Date / Time behavior - will act as a "clock" until the date/time is manually adjusted
- Shadow Length Calculator - input object height to determine the object's shadow length for a given time of day
- Sun Surveyor Lite now includes demos of the full version's Interactive Map and Street View features
- Removed ads
- Additional localizations
- Many other updates, fixes and improvements
2.0
Jun 7, 2016
- Sun Surveyor Lite has been redesigned to provide a better user experience!
- Time Machine Slider - now a continuous slider with a visualization of the daylight
- Configurable Info Panels - interactive panels for quick and easy toggling of sun and moon event visualization, with panels for golden hour and blue hour times, twilight times, solstices & equinoxes, and more
- New Date / Time behavior - will act as a "clock" until the date/time is manually adjusted
- Shadow Length Calculator - input object height to determine the object's shadow length for a given time of day
- Sun Surveyor Lite now includes demos of the full version's Interactive Map and Street View features
- Removed ads
- Additional localizations
- Many other updates, fixes and improvements
- Time Machine Slider - now a continuous slider with a visualization of the daylight
- Configurable Info Panels - interactive panels for quick and easy toggling of sun and moon event visualization, with panels for golden hour and blue hour times, twilight times, solstices & equinoxes, and more
- New Date / Time behavior - will act as a "clock" until the date/time is manually adjusted
- Shadow Length Calculator - input object height to determine the object's shadow length for a given time of day
- Sun Surveyor Lite now includes demos of the full version's Interactive Map and Street View features
- Removed ads
- Additional localizations
- Many other updates, fixes and improvements
1.4.1
Nov 21, 2013
- fix for crash with Russian Localization, updated SDKs
1.4
Sep 26, 2013
- iOS 7 update
- Localization: bug fix for certain Chinese regional date/time displays
- new app icon
- Localization: bug fix for certain Chinese regional date/time displays
- new app icon
1.3.3
Aug 26, 2013
- Details View: moved Sun summary to top, location information to bottom
- Settings: moved "Show Items" to the top
- Default all Sun items to selected for new users
- SDK updates
- Settings: moved "Show Items" to the top
- Default all Sun items to selected for new users
- SDK updates
1.3.2
Jul 24, 2013
- languages: Spanish lite translation by Juan A. Gonzalez Sanz, many thanks!
1.3.1
Jul 18, 2013
- languages: 한국어 (Korean) translation by 고은영 (Emily Ko)
1.3
Jun 13, 2013
- languages: 中文（简体）- Chinese (Simplified) translation by Lincol Lin, many thanks!
- various UI updates
- various UI updates
1.2.3
May 22, 2013
- languages: 中文（繁體）- Chinese (Traditional) translation by Lincol Lin, many thanks!
- fix for iPad date/time picker to respect device locale
- fix for iPad date/time picker to respect device locale
1.2.2
May 15, 2013
- languages: French Translation by Vincent Lootens
- languages: Italian Translation by Walter Tross, Samuele Tovagli
- languages: русский (Russian) translation by Никита Сидоров, Сергей Лукс (Nikita Sidorov, Sergey Louks)
- calculation: fix for calculating day length in extreme regions of the world where there may not be a sunrise or sunset
- languages: Italian Translation by Walter Tross, Samuele Tovagli
- languages: русский (Russian) translation by Никита Сидоров, Сергей Лукс (Nikita Sidorov, Sergey Louks)
- calculation: fix for calculating day length in extreme regions of the world where there may not be a sunrise or sunset
1.2.1
Apr 29, 2013
- languages: Japanese (日本語) Translation by Shuhei Okumura, PhD
- languages: German Translation by Marco Götze
- languages: Norsk (bokmål) [Norwegian] translation by Håvard Bartnes
- languages: Dutch translation by Thibaud Taudin Chabot
- languages: Türkçe (Turkish) Translation by Ramazan Şen
- date/time picker: (ios 6 fix) date/time picker respects device locale as with previous ios versions
- languages: German Translation by Marco Götze
- languages: Norsk (bokmål) [Norwegian] translation by Håvard Bartnes
- languages: Dutch translation by Thibaud Taudin Chabot
- languages: Türkçe (Turkish) Translation by Ramazan Şen
- date/time picker: (ios 6 fix) date/time picker respects device locale as with previous ios versions
1.2
Feb 22, 2013
- Details: big update: added Blue Hour times, Golden Hour times, Solar Noon from Full Version
- Date/Time Input: added toggle (Date/Time, Date, Time) button to allow input of year
- Ads: added Admob Ads (Main Menu only)
- Date/Time Input: added toggle (Date/Time, Date, Time) button to allow input of year
- Ads: added Admob Ads (Main Menu only)
1.1
Dec 12, 2012
- iPhone 5/Retina 4" support
- iOS 6+ fixes for iPad screen rotations
- Flurry SDK
- iOS 6+ fixes for iPad screen rotations
- Flurry SDK
1.0
Sep 8, 2012
Sun Surveyor Lite FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Sun Surveyor Lite in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Sun Surveyor Lite.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
Sun Surveyor Lite supports English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
