# Sun Position Calculator

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/sun-position-calculator/

9 people recommended Sun Position Calculator in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

9 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Sun Position Calculator”.

**Verdict:** Interactive tool that shows the Sun, Earth and seasons, praised for making the changing solar altitude easy to understand. One critic said the stars render incorrectly.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Clear visualization of seasons (2 comments in the sample): "This is probably the most clear explanation of the seasons and the changing altitude of the Sun that I have seen." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46629866)) "Outstanding design and implementation! Really great for visualizing the sun, earth, and seasonal relationships!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634553))
- Useful zoom and explanatory tools (2 comments in the sample): "I recommend activating "Show Illuminating Sun Beam" under "Explanatory tools" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46624009)) "The neighborhood-level zoom is particularly useful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46627075))
- Attractive, polished interface (1 comment in the sample): "the prettiest interface I've seen for explaining seasons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46628358))
- Many features, well implemented (1 comment in the sample): "I’m very impressed by all the features implemented here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46633286))

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- [Stowaway](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stowaway/): 18 recommend, 3 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Jmail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jmail/): 11 recommend, 3 mixed, 5 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sun Position Calculator", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sun-position-calculator/ (9 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.