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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 · 2026-07-02
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NESWE · 93°
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Sun altitude
27.6°
Sun azimuth
272.9°
W
Shadow length
3.44 m
1.91× height
Shadow direction
92.9°
E
0006121816:56
Apparent solar16:56
Sunrise04:48
Solar noon13:04
Sunset21:20
FRONTBACKLEFTRIGHTN
Subject view
Facing 180° S

Shadow falls directly to the left of the subject.

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

Diagram is top-down. Arrow points where the shadow falls.