BEFORE YOU BUY / OUTDOOR LIVING

Find your place in the sun.

See how building shadows move across a yard, patio, or garden.

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Choose an outdoor point inside the blue study circle.
Modeled shadowBuilding footprintYour outdoor spot

A day at this spot

Each block shows the estimate at the start of that hour, in the property's local time.

Modeled sunModeled shadeNightUncertain / inside footprint

What the model includes

Load an area to see its building coverage.

We model building footprints as solid shapes at a single height on level ground. Source heights may themselves be estimates. Buildings without height information start at 20 feet; you can change them. Added obstacles use the height you supply.

Terrain, unmapped trees, roof shapes, window exposure, clouds, and buildings beyond the loaded area are not modeled. A bright area means no modeled building shadow, not guaranteed sunlight. Very low sun angles are marked uncertain.

Building release: 2026-08-19.0. Building coverage and accuracy vary by location.

Make the estimate useful

Check the map against the property. Move the pin to the exact outdoor spot, verify nearby heights, and draw important obstacles that are missing. Use the seasonal buttons to compare summer and winter.

Draw a tree's canopy footprint and supply its height for a simple solid-canopy estimate. This does not model leaves, gaps, or seasonal foliage. Your edits stay in this browser; copied location links do not include them.

Sources and model data

Buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors, Overture Maps Foundation, under ODbL. Geometry is simplified for map display. Data release and access.

U.S. address lookup: Census Geocoder. Solar positions: SunCalc. Software licenses.

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