Accurate Sunrise and Sunset Times Accounting for Terrain (2024)

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Our computations of sunrise and sunset times are based on freely available terrain (topography) data, and they usually do not include shading effects from nearby objects like buildings, constructions and trees. We do not manually inspect the locations for which we compute the sunrise and sunset times, and we have not verified the underlying data that was used in our computations, so we cannot under any circ*mstance accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of data or reports downloaded from our web site.

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If you're wondering what Suncurves does: We've developed a method to compute accurate sunrise and sunset times for every day of the year. Most other sites don't take the terrain into account. Our sunrise is when the sun rises from behind mountains or hills, not when it goes up over an imaginary flat horizon. We have analyzed 42672sites around the world and have 15801registered users. Give it a try by entering an address below!

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