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A little closer to the light

Know when the light will be right.

Plan golden hour, direction, horizon visibility and future Sun alignments.

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  • Private by design
Follow the Sun ↓

01 · Pre-dawn

Before the light arrives.

Know blue hour, twilight and sunrise before you leave home.

BLUE HOUR05:44
SUNRISE06:21

Sun remains below the horizon.

02 · Sunrise

Watch the Sun. Not the clock.

SUNRISE06:21
AZIMUTH72°
ELEVATION0°

03 · Golden hour

  1. 42 min
  2. 34 min
  3. 21 min
  4. 08 min
00:42:18remaining · Story Mode

Golden hour. Before it becomes a memory.

Know exactly when your best light begins and when it disappears.

04 · Horizon scan

Sunrise isn't always when sunlight reaches you.

Scan what blocks the light.

Dashed path: light blocked by the scanned horizon. Solid path: direct light visible after 06:57.
SUNRISE06:21
DIRECT LIGHT06:57
VISIBILITY36 MIN BLOCKED

05 · Light direction planner

Choose the light you want.

Point at your subject. Lumavyr finds when the Sun reaches the angle you need.

  1. FRONT07:12 — 07:48
  2. 45°08:04 — 08:52
  3. SIDE10:20 — 11:06
  4. RIM17:38 — 18:06
  5. BACKLIGHT18:06 — 18:38
Selected example: side light, with the Sun at 90° to the camera-to-subject axis.

06 · Sun alignment finder

Put the Sun here.

We'll find when it happens.

  1. 02 SEP
  2. 08 SEP
  3. 14 SEP ✓
Matched: 14 September at 18:43, within 0.4° alignment.
14 SEPTEMBER18:43
MATCH0.4° alignment

07 · Saved spots

Remember the places worth returning to.

Keep your favourite places and compositions together. Return when the Sun is in the right position.

  1. 01DUBAI

    Next alignment
    Golden hour
    47 min
    Horizon
    clear

  2. 02NEW YORK

    18 Sep · 07:02

  3. 03PARIS

    21 Sep · 19:14

  4. 04TOKYO

    3 Oct · 06:48
A private light-location notebook for places worth returning to.Illustrative preview · sample values

08 · Opportunities

The right light comes back.

Save a shot once. Lumavyr tells you when the geometry returns.

NEXT MATCH
LUMAVYR · ON DEVICEDUBAI

Sun behind tower

18:21
A local reminder when the saved geometry returns.

09 · Garden

Light isn't only for cameras.

Understand how sunlight reaches your balcony, window or garden throughout the seasons.

Solid path: potential direct Sun reaching the balcony. Dashed path: light obstructed by the building.

BALCONY

Potential direct Sun6h 42m
Morning1h 32m
Afternoon5h 10m

10 · Sunset / Moon

And when the Sun leaves...

Plan beyond sunset with Moon phase and illumination, alongside the last light of the day.

87%
WAXING GIBBOUS

illuminated

A quiet Moon-phase readout for planning after the Sun has set.

11 · Final night

Tomorrow, it happens again.

Be ready.

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  • Private by design

LUMAVYR

Find your way to better light.

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