A little closer to nature
Today
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Explore the moments around your chosen place.
Finding your next moment
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Follow what catches your eye.
Take Next Light with you
Let the moment come to you.
Find a moment here. Take it with you on iPhone with optional golden-hour reminders, aurora alerts, and Home Screen widgets. Free, with no account required.
A moment worth noticing
Make a little room for outside.
Next Light brings your local sky and the changing seasons into one place. Choose a city to start, then explore Today, Sky, or Earth. Moving the globe changes your view; it does not change the place used for your forecast.
Find the light for your next walk.
The golden hour calculator shows sunrise, sunset, and golden- and blue-hour windows for a location and date. Times use the selected place’s time zone. Clouds, terrain, and your horizon affect the light you actually see, so treat the calculated window as a starting point.
Follow the season as it moves.
Explore the fall color map to see experimental estimates across the landscape. Read the model date, forecast coverage, and local notes before planning a trip. The map is a seasonal guide; it does not confirm the condition of a particular tree or trail today.
Keep the moments you choose close.
Use the website to explore, then get Next Light for iPhone for saved places, optional light reminders and aurora alerts, and Home Screen widgets. No account is required. You choose whether to allow location access and notifications. Our guide explains the sources, coverage, and controls.