Where will the sun be at 6pm on 21 June 2027 outside Buckingham Palace, and when does it set?
Ask your AI assistant about the sun
Add SunStory to Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant that supports MCP, then ask when the sun rises and sets, or where it will be in the sky, anywhere in Great Britain.
- Anywhere in Great BritainBy postcode in England, Scotland or Wales, or by coordinates.
- Any date from 2000 to 2049Ask about a single moment or a run of days.
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Request
{
"coordinates": { "lat": 51.5014, "lng": -0.1419 },
"at": "2027-06-21T18:00:00+01:00"
}Response (excerpt)
{
"position": {
"at": "2027-06-21T17:00:00.000Z",
"bearingTrueDegrees": 273.5,
"directionTrue": "W",
"bearingMagneticDegrees": 272.2,
"elevationDegrees": 27.7,
"isAboveHorizon": true,
"compassUrl": "https://sunstory.co.uk/tools/sun-compass?lat=51.50140&lon=-0.14190&at=2027-06-21T17%3A00%3A00Z"
},
"day": {
"sunset": {
"at": "2027-06-21T20:22:39.000Z",
"bearingTrueDegrees": 311.3,
"directionTrue": "NW",
"bearingMagneticDegrees": 310
}
}
}At 6pm the sun will be almost due west of Buckingham Palace (274°), about 28° above the horizon.
It sets at 9:22pm in the north-west (311°).
Both directions are from true north. A magnetic compass here reads about 1° lower.
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England, Scotland and Wales. A postcode gives its centre point, so for an exact spot, give your assistant the coordinates. Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands aren't covered.
It tells you where the sun is. Whether its light reaches a particular spot depends on what's around it and on the weather. For a home, a full SunStory shows how the surroundings shape sunlight and shade through the year.
SunStory has two read-only tools, summariesInRange and positionAt, over Streamable HTTP. Results are structured JSON with a text fallback, and times are in UTC. Each tool describes its own inputs and limits.
See the direction for yourself
SunStory Compass shows the sun's direction for any place and time. On a phone, it can turn as you do.
