Brightside: Sun & Shadow Map

Find your sunny side.

A sunny café spot, a walk in daylight or the right side of the street: Brightside helps you plan your next moment outdoors. Explore sun position, building shade and mountain shadows on an interactive 3D map.

EXPLORE SUN AND SHADE See how buildings shade their surroundings and where the sun reaches. Switch between 2D, 3D and satellite views to discover your city from a new perspective. Turn mountain shadows on or off in Map options.

PLAN YOUR SUNLIGHT Next Saturday, a birthday in August or simply this afternoon: choose a date and move the time slider to explore sun and shade. Drop a pin to discover estimated sunlight windows for your chosen spot.

FIND SUN NEARBY Discover cafés, parks and public squares with sunlight, walking times and a view of how long the sun will stay. When no useful sunlight remains today, explore places for the next morning. One tap takes you to the right place and time on the map.

SAVE AND SHARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES Search for addresses, cafés and other locations. Save your favorite spots and share a link to plan your next moment outdoors together.

CHECK WEATHER AND BRIGHTNESS Plan with cloud cover, UV index and the hourly forecast. An estimated lux range also gives you a sense of how bright it could be outdoors at your chosen time.

MAKE YOUR DAYLIGHT COUNT Follow your daily daylight progress with Apple Health. Without a Watch, confirm detected activities or choose to count them automatically as estimated daylight minutes. You can review, edit or delete them later. You can add sessions yourself, too. Explore your last seven days in the history chart and see daylight hours on the daily timeline.

WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH Your daylight time is a glance away: on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and wrist. Use the Apple Watch app or add the daylight ring as a complication on your watch face. Confirmed and manually added minutes sync too; estimates stay labeled.

A LITTLE REMINDER TO STEP OUTSIDE A friendly reminder helps you make room for a moment outdoors. Choose a time, weekdays and a place you like.

MORE ROOM ON IPAD Explore the map with a planning sidebar for dates, sunlight hours and saved places. Brightside supports English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and French.

GOOD TO KNOW Sunlight, walking times and brightness are estimates. Health and Motion access are optional; confirmed and manually added daylight sessions are stored locally. Maps and weather require internet.

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