# Sun Today (Sunrise & Sunset)

> View sunrise, sunset, geomagnetic storms and golden hour times for any date

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.sunexplorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.sunexplorer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.sunexplorer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vitaliy Sheyanov
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 78,961
- **Rating:** 4.59 / 5 (516 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.10
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-02
- **First published:** 2016-04-12
- **Publisher country:** RU
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-28
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sunexplorer)
- **Website:** [https://spaceweather.app](https://spaceweather.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9VccwL3DR-J9qQn4qfhhGO9WdGaUo1rcyZCEvp2L9g/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9VccwL3DR-J9qQn4qfhhGO9WdGaUo1rcyZCEvp2L9g/edit?usp=sharing)

## Description

**Sun Today (Sunrise & Sunset)** is a powerful Chrome extension that provides precise times for sunrise, sunset, and various twilight phases for any date and location worldwide. It includes advanced features such as day length calculation, astronomical noon, and details on equinoxes and solstices. Users can customize widgets for quick access to sunrise and sunset times.

Perfect for photographers, nature lovers, and those who want to align their daily activities with natural light, the app also offers a unique map mode displaying the Sun's position relative to terrain. It shows azimuth and height of the Sun, visualizes golden and critical hours, and helps plan ideal photo shooting sessions.

Additionally, it presents real-time geomagnetic solar activity updates, including forecasts and notifications of magnetic storms, alongside solar wind data updated every minute. Users can explore solar images spanning the last five years to analyze active regions on the Sun's surface. Some features require the premium version. For support or suggestions, users can contact the developer directly via email.

## Rankings

- #246,857 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

### Pros

- Graphically stunning and well-designed
- Informative with timely details about solar activity
- Easy to navigate and user-friendly
- Good educational tool for understanding solar phenomena
- Offers a robust free version

### Cons

- Sun images fail to load for some users
- No notifications for important solar events like storms and flares
- Time predictions seem inaccurate for some
- Premium features like widgets cost extra and feel overpriced
- Some functionalities require troubleshooting or reinstallation

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