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heading
sun direction
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moon direction
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Demo mode
sun & moon direction
Watch the sun and moon on the compass.
A live phone compass with the sun's azimuth and the moon's azimuth plotted straight onto the dial. Face the marker, and you're looking at the sun or moon — no guessing.
how to read it
The red needle points north. Two colored dots on the dial show the compass direction of the sun (amber) and the moon (blue). Turn until you face a dot to look straight at it.
live updates
The sun and moon markers reposition automatically as the day and night progress. Use your location so the azimuths match the sky above you.
direction, not just numbers
Azimuths are absolute directions. The dial overlays them on your real heading, so you can find the sun or moon instantly, even behind the clouds.
the sun & moon direction tool
Find the sun and moon direction from the compass diagram
This page puts thesun direction andmoon direction directly onto a live compass diagram. Wherever the amber or blue marker sits on the dial is the compass direction you should face to look at the sun or the moon. It is the fastest way tofind the sun on a compass or spot the moon in daylight — no astronomy knowledge required.
Azimuth is measured clockwise from true north: 0° is north, 90° east, 180° south, and 270° west. The tool computes the live azimuth of both bodies for your coordinates and draws them on the dial alongside your real device heading, so the diagram always points you in the right direction.
Reading the sun and moon on the dial
The amber marker is the sun and theblue marker is the moon. Each shows the body's compass bearing in degrees and as a compass point, along with its elevation above the horizon. When a marker points off the dial or reads a low elevation, that body is below the horizon — it is under your feet, not in view.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so its marker sweeps across the northern half of the dial (in the northern hemisphere) from morning to evening. The moon follows a similar path but shifts roughly 12 degrees later each day, which is why its position on the compass changes from one day to the next.
Why use the compass to find the sun and moon
A compass direction is far more practical than a set of sky coordinates. Whether you are photographing, planning shade, aligning a satellite dish, checking where light will fall, or just curious which way the moon is tonight, seeing the direction as a point on the compass makes it instantly actionable — turn, and there it is.
Everything runs locally in your browser and no data is uploaded. Combined with thesun position calculatorand theonline compass, this gives you the full picture of what is above you, wherever you are.