Welcome to Sun Tracker Support
Sun tracker - Golden Hour (App ID: 6785531885) is your ultimate solar companion for photography, outdoor planning, and circadian wellness. Whether you are capturing golden hour portraits, planning a sunrise hike, tracking the moon cycle, or resetting your body clock with natural daylight, this guide will help you get the most out of the app.
Key App Modes
📷 Photography Mode
Designed for creators and visual artists. Highlights Golden Hour and Blue Hour start/end times and durations for both morning and evening, paired with an interactive Solar and Lunar Compass.
☀️ Daily Tracking Mode
Essential daily sun events at a glance: Sunrise, Sunset, First Light (Civil Twilight Start), Last Light (Civil Twilight End), Solar Noon, total Day Length, estimated UV Index, and Moon Phase status.
🧘 Mindfulness & Sleep Mode
Align your biological clock with natural light cycles. Suggests optimal daylight breaks around solar noon and sunset, with State of Mind logging synced directly to Apple Health.
🧭 Solar & Lunar Compass
Real-time directional instrument calculating sun and moon azimuth and elevation angles. Visualizes the exact angle of light relative to true north.
Interactive Features
⏳ 24-Hour Time Travel
Scrub the interactive time slider on the dashboard to preview sun positions, shadows, light temperatures, and moon phases for any minute of the day.
🔔 Solar Reminders
Configure custom advance alerts (e.g. 15 or 30 minutes before Golden Hour or exact Sunrise) calculated 100% on-device without requiring internet access.
🍂 Solstices & Seasons
Track astronomical and meteorological seasons, days remaining until the next equinox or solstice, and quarterly progress with Northern and Southern hemisphere support.
🎨 Adaptive Themes
Switch between System (follows iOS appearance), Dark, and Light modes with carefully calibrated high-contrast color palettes.
Frequently Asked Questions
All astronomical computations use high-precision astronomical algorithms (based on Julian Day, solar coordinates, and celestial hour angles) executed entirely locally on your device. The app requires no external server or API to compute sunrise, sunset, golden hour, or moon phases.
Yes. All sun and moon calculations, twilight timings, compass directions, and seasonal milestones work 100% offline. You can also turn on "Force Offline Mode" in Settings to prevent any network requests.
Golden Hour occurs when the sun is between -6° and +6° relative to the horizon, casting a warm, soft, diffused golden glow ideal for portraits and landscape photography.
Blue Hour occurs when the sun is between -8° and -4° below the horizon, creating a deep, saturated blue sky with warm city lights.
You can tap the Mode Pill badge at the top-right of the sky visualizer on the main screen, or navigate to Settings > Select App Mode to choose your preferred experience.
Go to the Settings tab and toggle the Temperature Scale between Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F). Your preference is saved immediately across the dashboard and 7-day forecast.
In the Alerts tab, toggle on reminders for any event (Sunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, or Blue Hour). You will receive a local notification on your device. Ensure notifications are permitted for Sun Tracker in iOS Settings > Notifications.
In the Mind tab, when you log your mood and sunlight exposure, you can toggle "Sync to Apple Health". Entries are saved as official Apple HealthKit HKStateOfMind records directly inside your encrypted health database on iOS 17+.
Still Have Questions?
Our team is here to assist you with any questions, bug reports, or feature suggestions.
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