# Day & Night Map

> See where the sun shines right now – live day & night world map with widget.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.daynight](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.daynight)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.vvse.daynight`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Volker Voecking Software Engineering
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 251,020
- **Rating:** 4.81 / 5 (2,585 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-22
- **First published:** 2014-12-04
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vvse.daynight)
- **Website:** [https://www.vvse.com](https://www.vvse.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.vvse.com/app\_privacy/Android/DayNightMap/2/privacy\_en.html](https://www.vvse.com/app_privacy/Android/DayNightMap/2/privacy_en.html)

## Description

Day & Night Map is a dynamic Chrome extension that displays a real-time world map illustrating regions of daylight and night. It updates every minute to provide accurate representations of sunlight across the globe. Users can select any date and time to visualize sunlight patterns, making it an ideal tool for educational purposes, travel planning, or general curiosity about Earth's day-night cycles.

This intuitive and easy-to-use extension offers a visually engaging way to understand how sunlight moves around the Earth throughout the day and year. Whether you're a student, educator, or someone fascinated by Earth science, Day & Night Map brings global illumination patterns right to your browser.

## Rankings

- #142,168 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.vvse.daynight.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviews praise Day & Night Map for its global day-night visualization, moon phase and future sun/moon positions, and usefulness for ham radio DXing and keeping in touch across time zones. Common requests include city names and wallpaper-like or export features. Reported issues include occasional freezing of sun/moon positions, removal of the widget in newer versions, and reliability tweaks needed for updating the grey line (often related to battery optimization). Users want smoother updates, more data labels, and enhancements like nicer animations or export options. Overall, it's a handy, well-liked tool with room for stability and feature improvements.

### Pros

- Global day-night visualization with a clear day/night terminator
- Moon phase display and positions now and in the future
- Useful for ham radio (gray line propagation and DX planning)
- Helpful for knowing when it's daytime in other parts of the world to call or contact
- Visually appealing and easy-to-use interface

### Cons

- Sun/moon positions can freeze or lag, requiring an app restart
- Widget removed in the latest version
- Grey line updates sometimes require manual refresh and can be affected by battery optimization
- Lacks city names (requested feature)
- Occasional non-functioning behavior/crashes as reported by some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.daynight)