Sun Position Calculator
Ranked 7 of 14 web apps by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clear visualization of seasons
“This is probably the most clear explanation of the seasons and the changing altitude of the Sun that I have seen.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” “Outstanding design and implementation! Really great for visualizing the sun, earth, and seasonal relationships!”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” Attractive, polished interface
“Outstanding design and implementation! Really great for visualizing the sun, earth, and seasonal relationships!”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” “the prettiest interface I've seen for explaining seasons”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” Useful zoom and explanatory tools
“I recommend activating "Show Illuminating Sun Beam" under "Explanatory tools"”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” “The neighborhood-level zoom is particularly useful.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” Many features, well implemented
“Outstanding design and implementation! Really great for visualizing the sun, earth, and seasonal relationships!”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator” “I’m very impressed by all the features implemented here”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Sun Position Calculator”
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What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“amazing work... is it possible to add moon to it as well”
“Outstanding design and implementation! Really great for visualizing the sun, earth, and seasonal relationships!”
“I’m very impressed by all the features implemented here”
“This is probably the most clear explanation of the seasons and the changing altitude of the Sun that I have seen.”
“the prettiest interface I've seen for explaining seasons”
“the stars don't seem to be rendered correctly”
“The neighborhood-level zoom is particularly useful.”
“I recommend activating "Show Illuminating Sun Beam" under "Explanatory tools"”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.