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Shadow Forensics

Reconstruct light. Reconstruct events.

A forensic study of the sun. Give it a place, a moment, a claim — it will draw the shadow, or tell you when the shadow was really cast.

Mode 01

Scene builder

Set a place, date and time. Watch the sun move; watch the shadow answer.

Londonlat 51.5074lng -0.1278tz Europe/London
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London · 2026-08-30
Night
NESWNIGHT
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Photo or silhouette of the subject — nothing leaves your browser.
Sun altitude
-26.6°
Sun azimuth
336.5°
NNW
Shadow length
sun below horizon
Shadow direction
·Sun is below the horizon at this time — no real sun-cast shadow would exist; values are geometric only.
0006121822:35
Apparent solar22:35
Sunrise06:09
Solar noon13:01
Sunset19:51
FRONTBACKLEFTRIGHTN
Subject view
Facing 180° S

No shadow — sun below horizon.

Diagram is fixed to the subject: front is always up. The small "N" marker shows where true north lies.

No sun-cast shadow — the sun is below the horizon.
Diagram is top-down. Arrow points where the shadow falls.