Accurate Sunrise and Sunset Times Accounting for Terrain (2024)

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Our computations of sunrise and sunset times are based on freely available terrain (topography) data, and they usually do not include shading effects from nearby objects like buildings, constructions and trees. We do not manually inspect the locations for which we compute the sunrise and sunset times, and we have not verified the underlying data that was used in our computations, so we cannot under any circ*mstance accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of data or reports downloaded from our web site.

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Accurate Sunrise and Sunset Times Accounting for Terrain (2024)

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