# Solar Arc: Golden Hour Tracker — Sun & Moon Times, Sky Widget

> Real-time sun and moon tracker with visual light forecasting. (iPhone/iPad app by Spruzzo Labs Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-arc-golden-hour-tracker/id6752503669 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Spruzzo Labs Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1761259285)
- Category: Photo & Video, Weather
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $4.99)
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 23 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2025-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-arc-golden-hour-tracker/id6752503669/reviews.md

## What is Solar Arc?

Golden hour happens every single day. Most people miss it. SolarArc makes sure you don't.

- Chasing golden hour for a photo? Know the exact minute it starts.
- Planning a sunrise hike? See the best trail windows at a glance.
- Wondering when the moon rises tonight? It's right there on your screen.

Solar Arc is a sun and moon tracker that feels like looking out the window. Every view shifts with the real sky - warm when the light is warm, dark when the sky is dark.

THE GRADIENT LINE

Your entire day, painted in one line. Dawn amber bleeds into midday blue, then sunset orange, then deep navy night. Golden hour glows. Blue hour cools. You can read the exact times, or just glance at the color and know where you are in the day.

THE ARC

The sun and moon traced across your sky in real time. Watch them rise, climb, and fall against a live gradient that shifts with the actual light outside your window. Drag your finger across the arc to scrub through the day - the sky, the times, and the numbers all move with you. View the sun alone, the moon alone, or both together.

THE MOON

Know when to look up. SolarArc renders tonight's moon with the correct phase shape on the arc. Plan around full moons. Catch a crescent at dusk. Know exactly how dark the sky will be.

52-WEEK FORECAST

What will golden hour look like three Saturdays from now? How much daylight will you have on that hiking trip in April? Pick any date in the next year and see the full picture - sun, moon, and light - before you commit.

FIVE WAYS TO USE THE SKY

Photography - Golden hour and blue hour, down to the minute. Stop guessing when to shoot.
Hiking - Best trail windows and how much daylight is left. Know when to turn around.
Screens - A screen curfew that follows the sun. Wind down with the sky, not against it.
Gardening - When to water, when to protect, and how many sun hours your plants get today.
Stargazing - When true darkness begins. The best window to see everything above you.

FEATURES

- Live gradient line and arc visualizations
- Drag to scrub through any moment of the day
- Sun view, moon view, or dual view
- Golden hour and blue hour timing
- Moonrise, moonset, phase, and illumination
- 52-week forecast for any date
- Five activity modes
- Medium and large home screen widgets
- Notifications for sunrise, sunset, and golden hour
- Multi-location with automatic timezone handling
- Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, and Chinese
- Built on NOAA solar and Meeus lunar algorithms
- Fully offline. No tracking. No account required.

WHAT IS GOLDEN HOUR?

Golden hour is the short window after sunrise and before sunset when the light turns soft, warm, and directional. Photographers chase it. Hikers love it. SolarArc tells you exactly when it happens, wherever you are.

FREE, WITH A PRO UNLOCK

Download SolarArc free and get the live sun arc, the gradient line, time scrubbing, Photography mode, the week ahead, and a home screen widget.

Solar Arc Pro unlocks the rest, in one purchase:
- Moon tracking with phase, illumination, and rise and set times
- All five activity modes
- The full 52-week forecast
- Unlimited saved locations
- Golden hour, sunrise, and sunset alerts
- The large home screen widget

One purchase. No subscription. No ads. Yours forever.

Made by Spruzzo Labs - a creative lab.

Questions or ideas? hello@spruzzolabs.com

## Key features

- Real-time sun and moon arc visualization
- Live color gradient day progression
- Golden hour and blue hour timing
- Lunar phase and illumination tracking
- 52-week forecast
- Offline functionality
- Home screen widgets

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar Arc Pro | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-arc-golden-hour-tracker/id6752503669/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Now to Sunset (edit)

*2026-04-15*

Solid app , widget features take it to the next level and even more pleased not squeezed out for being early adopter. Thx

### 4/5 — 1.1.3 did fix the problem

*2026-04-12*

After some maneuver, the pro feature is back

### 4/5 — Let us choose

*2025-12-23*

I love the App and have it on my Home Screen but recent updates now automatically show either Solar or Lunar Arc depending on the time. I’m only interested in the Solar Arc but now have to wait until sunrise for it to display. Can we have an option to switch? I’m not interested in the lunar cycle.

## Frequently asked questions about Solar Arc

### What is Solar Arc?

Solar Arc is a sun and moon tracker that visually displays the position of the sun and moon in real-time, along with light conditions. It helps users know when golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, and sunset occur.

### Does Solar Arc have ads?

No, Solar Arc is completely ad-free. The app explicitly states 'No ads' and is free to use with an optional Pro mode available as a one-time purchase.

### How accurate is Solar Arc?

Solar Arc is built on NOAA solar and Meeus lunar algorithms, ensuring accurate calculations for sun and moon positions and timings. It provides precise minute-by-minute golden hour data.

### Can I use Solar Arc offline?

Yes, Solar Arc is fully offline. You do not need an internet connection to use its features, and no account is required, ensuring your privacy.

### What is the Pro mode in Solar Arc?

Pro mode in Solar Arc is a one-time purchase that unlocks additional features or enhancements beyond the free version. The app offers this as an alternative to subscriptions.

### What devices does Solar Arc support?

Currently, Solar Arc is supported on iPhone. The app is designed for iOS devices.

### How often is Solar Arc updated?

The latest version of Solar Arc is 1.1.3, which was last updated on April 12, 2026. This indicates a relatively recent update cycle for the application.

### What are the main uses for Solar Arc?

Solar Arc is useful for photography to capture golden hour, for hiking to plan trail windows, for gardening to understand plant sun exposure, for stargazing to find true darkness, and for setting screen time curfews.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-07-14

Refinements to app

### 1.1.3 — 2026-04-12

Resolved a bug with previous users encountering the premium paywall. All users before April 7 get Pro for free with this fix.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-04-06

- Resolved an issue with the widget

### 1.1.1 — 2026-04-04

- Bug fix

### 1.1.0 — 2026-03-30

- Localization: Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, French, and German translations
- General improvements
- Solar Arc Pro — unlock all modes, 52-week forecast, unlimited locations, and more with a one-time purchase.

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