<![CDATA[Sun position plugin]]>This Plugin is outdated, see version 2 instead!

Hello,

this is a plugin plugin that gives shows sun and moon position on the map and gives details about sunset and sunrise times as well as other sun and moon details. It is called windy-plugin-sun-position. To use the plugin on mobile, go directly to www.windy.com/plugins to open the plugin page (does not work in the app)

Version 0.3.0 adds moon details and options to disable astronomical details or blue/golden hour times

To open the display, right-click on the map (or tap and hold on mobile), then select "Sun Position". Then open a weather picker to see the sun dial and the details on the left.

Dial

The dial displays the current sun and moon azimuth on the map using a black line from the picker position. Additionally, dashed lines show the azimuth of sunrise and sunset and dotted lines show the azimuth of moonrise and moonset. Clicking on the sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset lines will set the current time to the respective time.

Sun dial

Detail pane

The detail pane on the left shows the time of astronomical, nautical, and civil dusk and dawn; start and end of blue and golden hour and solar noon. Moonrise and moonset times are also added to the timeline. Below, a diagram of the sun and moon altitudes over time is displayed. Below that, details about the current sun and moon position are shown.

On the top of the detail pane it is possible to enable and disable individual displays. The telescope toggles visibility of astronomical sun details (astronomical and nautical dawn and dusk). The camera toggles visibility of blue and golden hour times. The moon toggles visibility of moon details.

Sun detail pane

Changelog

V0.1.0

Original release

V0.1.1

Fixed timezone issues:

  • Displays times in timezone of position selected (instead of local timezone of user)
  • When Windy setting to display all times in UTC is selected, displays all times in UTC

V0.2.0

  • The hook has been changed from the Overlay layers menu to the context-menu.
  • Displays only times that exist: If the sun does not go far enough below the horizon, astronomical dawn and dusk might not exist and the entire night is astronomical twilight. In this (and more extreme) cases the non-existent times are hidden
  • The plugin now works on mobile (thanks @rittels for the help)
  • Fixed some delay issues that resulted from the timezone-lookup

V0.3.0

  • reworked detail phase
  • included details about the moon
  • fixed blue hour times
  • redesigned current sun position display
  • added options to disable moon, astronomical details and photography details separately
  • added footnote with links to plugin pages

V0.3.1

  • desktop sidebar hotfix (broken by change on windy)

V0.3.2

  • fixed plugin loading issue (broken by change on windy)
  • changed timezone lookup to tz-lookup package
  • added query string

V0.3.3

  • fixed plugin loading issue (broken by change on windy)

V0.3.4

  • fixed issue finding location (broken by change on windy)

V2.0.0 and beyond

see https://community.windy.com/topic/32647/sun-position-plugin-v2

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/9017/sun-position-pluginRSS for NodeFri, 12 Jun 2026 20:29:37 GMTTue, 23 Jul 2019 17:25:28 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:51:25 GMT]]>For anyone following this topic still: I've made a new post about the new version 2 of this plugin. You can find it at https://community.windy.com/topic/32647/sun-position-plugin-v2

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/187846https://community.windy.com/post/187846Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:51:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:37:54 GMT]]>Plugin version 0.3.6 fixes the loading issues caused by changes to windy. Sorry it took this long.

This is now the 5th time in 4 years I had to update the plugin because some change to windy broke it. If this trend continues, I can't guarantee that I'd be willing/able to do this in the future - especially if the info about the breaking changes comes from users complaining that it doesn't work anymore; some less polite than others. Unless things change, this is no longer an ecosystem I want to spend time contributing to.

So if someone else wants to take over the maintenance of this plugin - or rewrite it - they are more than welcome to do so; otherwise this might be the last update. Thanks for the support until now though!

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/160674https://community.windy.com/post/160674Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:37:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:00:04 GMT]]>Would love to see an update for this plugin so that it works again - be seriously handy having this on the map. :)

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/157950https://community.windy.com/post/157950Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:06:04 GMT]]>sun position does not work i installed it several time

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/149059https://community.windy.com/post/149059Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:06:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:10:05 GMT]]>@jacobsjo This was the message we received off the windy forum admin.

"Hi @HiDefAerial, unfortunately, plugins need to be updated with our new release of version 39, however, we need to wait for developers of these plugins. Developer of this plugin, @jacobsjo, could let you know about this."

Many thanks

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/148762https://community.windy.com/post/148762Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:10:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:58:38 GMT]]>Hi @jacobsjo it seems a change on windy has broken the sun position plugin, is this something you will be looking to resolve soon? Many thanks for your work on this plugin.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/148760https://community.windy.com/post/148760Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:58:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Thu, 04 May 2023 23:07:04 GMT]]>Installed the plug-in. When I select "sun position", it shows 0 for sun and moon's position, moon's phase is incorrect, and time shows 12.:25 for DST time of 7:04 pm. How do I fix it? Thanks!

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/142433https://community.windy.com/post/142433Thu, 04 May 2023 23:07:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:31:27 GMT]]>@lrlss Hello, the article above describes what the Sun position plugin offers.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/124631https://community.windy.com/post/124631Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:31:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:10:04 GMT]]>@jacobsjo Is it possible to display whether the sunrise can be seen on a certain day?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/124406https://community.windy.com/post/124406Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:51:31 GMT]]>@korina
thanks it works now I installed it again

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/104372https://community.windy.com/post/104372Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:51:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:00:05 GMT]]>@jhmarshal Hello, the plugin does work. What issue do you exactly have?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/104172https://community.windy.com/post/104172Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:00:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:58:52 GMT]]>hi it not working again

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/104108https://community.windy.com/post/104108Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:58:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:47:39 GMT]]>I've now released version 0.3.4 that fixes another loading issue that resulted from changes on windy.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/102287https://community.windy.com/post/102287Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:47:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:29:38 GMT]]>@jacobsjo thanks bro

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/95360https://community.windy.com/post/95360Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:29:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 20 Dec 2021 23:30:21 GMT]]>I've now released version 0.3.3 that fixes the loading issues. Sorry for the delay.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/95068https://community.windy.com/post/95068Mon, 20 Dec 2021 23:30:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:48:22 GMT]]>@jhmarshal Hi, it has not been fixed yet.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/94574https://community.windy.com/post/94574Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:19:01 GMT]]>@jacobsjo HI IS IT FIXED ?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/94514https://community.windy.com/post/94514Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:19:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:29:02 GMT]]>@jacobsjo thanks bro

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/92905https://community.windy.com/post/92905Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:29:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Wed, 24 Nov 2021 03:01:31 GMT]]>@idefix37 @JHMARSHAL Sorry about that. I haven't kept track of windy the updates. I'll fix the plugin when I find the time to do so (hopefully soon).

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/92900https://community.windy.com/post/92900Wed, 24 Nov 2021 03:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:18:41 GMT]]>@jhmarshal
This is surely due to this change:
https://community.windy.com/topic/16811/plugin-developers-stay-alert-we-are-refactoring-windy-com-client-codes-to-typescript?_=1637686473652

And this plugin has probably not been updated by its author.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/92876https://community.windy.com/post/92876Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:18:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:53:30 GMT]]>hi the sun position does not work .why? can some one tell me how to fix it pls

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/92873https://community.windy.com/post/92873Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:50:19 GMT]]>@jacobsjo
This is fabulous! thank you very much.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/72016https://community.windy.com/post/72016Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:50:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:30:53 GMT]]>@fabi_zwerger Hello, this plugin is available on Windy.com under plugins category.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68067https://community.windy.com/post/68067Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:30:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sun position plugin on Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:17:03 GMT]]>pls give me this plugin

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68049https://community.windy.com/post/68049Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:17:03 GMT