Sunlight
Benjamin Edward Newman White Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Sunlight is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by Benjamin Edward Newman White. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated March 25, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 24 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Mar 25
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About Sunlight
Every winter, the days get shorter and the darkness feels endless. But then, quietly, the light starts coming back. One minute more. Then two. Then five. Sunlight shows you that change. A beautiful solar dial tracks the full arc of your day - sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, golden hour - and tells you exactly how much daylight you gained or lost. On the darkest days, seeing "+1 min 47 sec" is a small reminder that the light is returning. What you get: - Daily daylight change tracking - see the days getting longer or shorter - A beautiful interactive solar dial showing the full day cycle - Sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk times - Golden hour time ranges for photography - Moon phase and illumination - Sun elevation with peak altitude - Aurora forecast with local visibility probability - Civil, nautical, or astronomical twilight - Save up to 10 locations with full timezone support - Home screen widgets in three sizes - Daily notifications with your daylight update - Dark and light themes - Tablet-optimised layout Completely private. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your location never leaves your phone.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated March 25, 2026
Aurora alerts - Opt-in aurora monitoring using NOAA space weather data. Checks conditions every 6 hours in the background and sends a push notification when aurora is likely visible at your location. - Four visibility levels tell you what to expect: "Possible with camera", "Faint, possibly visible", "Likely visible", and "Clearly visible" - Choose your alert threshold in Settings - default is "Faint, possibly visible" (20% local probability) - Aurora card on the home screen shows current conditions with local probability and data freshness - Kp index gauge on the solar dial shows forecast geomagnetic activity - Double-tap the gauge for detailed aurora info - All aurora data comes from publicly available NOAA services - no personal data is sent
App privacy
The developer, Benjamin Edward Newman White, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlight | – | Free | March 25, 2026 | |
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