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It's Solar Noon Somewhere

The dashed line shows where it is currently solar noon. Enter a place, use your location, or click the map to check solar noon.

What is solar noon?

Solar noon occurs when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky for a particular location on a given day. It does not always happen at 12:00 on the clock because longitude, time zones, daylight saving time, and the equation of time influence the result.

How to use this map

Enter a city or location, use approximate location, or click the map. The popup gives the local solar-noon time and available UV forecast information. The dashed line follows locations experiencing solar noon at the current moment.