Pick a site and MapToNap plots the sun’s path across the sky for the June solstice, the equinoxes and the December solstice, with sun positions every two hours, solar noon and the direction of the noon shadow. It is the sun diagram every site analysis needs, drawn in the same graphic language as the rest of your set.
Solar altitude and azimuth are computed from the latitude of the point you pick, so a site in Oslo and a site in Rome get visibly different arcs.
North at the top, altitude rings at 30° and 60°, the summer arc emphasised and markers from 6 h to 18 h, in the same style as the other MapToNap diagrams.
In the southern hemisphere the arcs swing to the north, and the legend swaps summer and winter to match.
Rendered by MapToNap for three cities. The higher the latitude, the lower and longer the arcs.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The drawings are MapToNap output, shown as flattened previews.
Search an address or click the map. The diagram follows the latitude of the point you choose.
The sun path is a Pro analysis. Add any other site studies to the same set if you need them.
Choose a colour scheme and export an editable SVG, a vector PDF or a PNG.
A plan projection of the sky. The outer ring is the horizon, the centre is straight overhead, and each arc traces the sun through one day. Architects use it to judge orientation, where overshadowing will come from and which façades get low morning or evening sun.
The June solstice (around 21 June), the March and September equinoxes, and the December solstice. North of the equator these are labelled summer, equinox and winter; south of it, summer and winter swap.
It uses a standard solar geometry approximation and shows solar time, so 12 h is solar noon, not clock noon; time zones and daylight saving can shift clock time by an hour or more. That is fine for concept design and site analysis boards. For daylight, shading or energy compliance, use a dedicated simulation tool.
No. The 2D diagram shows the sun’s path and the direction of the noon shadow only. The 3D workspace in Max lets you move the sun through the day over the massing of the real site.
The sun path is part of Pro. The free version covers the figure–ground, street network, land use and green & water drawings, with a watermark.
Yes. The SVG export is vector geometry you can restyle in Illustrator, Affinity or Inkscape. A vector PDF and a PNG are also available.