Attributions & data sources
goldenhour.city is built on open data and open-source software. Credit and license details for each source are below.
GeoNames
City names, coordinates, time zones, and population. LicensedCC BY 4.0. Source: geonames.org.
OpenStreetMap
Named viewpoints in the "where to stand" section come from OpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API. Data licensed under theOpen Database License (ODbL). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
US National Weather Service
Cloud-cover forecasts behind the US sunset score, fromapi.weather.gov. US government work, public domain.
Open-Meteo
Geocoding for cities beyond the built-in list. Source:open-meteo.com.
SunCalc
Sunrise, sunset, and golden/blue-hour math. Open-source library by Vladimir Agafonkin —github.com/mourner/suncalc.
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