Shadow Calculator
Find where shadows will fall and how long they will be at any time of day.
Shadow calculator
See which way shadows fall and how long they'll be at any time of day. Drag the time slider to watch them move.
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Drag the pin to where your subject stands; the compass follows it. The shadow is drawn to the map's real scale, so it grows and shrinks as you zoom; the dashed ring shows the subject's height. Tap Fit shadow to zoom to it. It assumes flat ground, and nearby buildings and trees aren't included.
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North is at the top. Shadows assume flat, level ground; slopes make them longer or shorter. Place search uses a built-in list of towns, with online search by Photon (OpenStreetMap data).