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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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Reading
London · 2026-10-03
Mid
NESWNNE · 21°
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Sun altitude
32.4°
Sun azimuth
201.2°
SSW
Shadow length
2.84 m
1.58× height
Shadow direction
21.2°
NNE
0006121813:11
Apparent solar13:11
Sunrise07:04
Solar noon12:49
Sunset18:33
FRONTBACKLEFTRIGHTN
Subject view
Facing 180° S

Shadow falls directly behind 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.