sunrisesunset.sun.position
Get the current sun position (altitude and azimuth), sunrise/sunset compass bearings, golden hour window, and solar noon time for any location and date. Sun altitude is the elevation angle above the horizon (negative = below). Sun azimuth is the compass direction of the sun (0=North, 90=East, 180...
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What sunrisesunset.sun.position does on Apibase
AI agents call sunrisesunset.sun.position to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | number | Yes | Latitude of the target location (-90 to 90). Positive = North, Negative = South. |
lng | number | Yes | Longitude of the target location (-180 to 180). Positive = East, Negative = West. |
date | string | — | Date to query: "today", "tomorrow", or ISO date YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2026-01-15). Defaults to today. |
timezone | string | — | IANA timezone name for output times (e.g. America/New_York, Europe/London, Asia/Tokyo). Auto-detected from lat/lng if omitted. |
time_format | string | — | Time output format: "0"=12-hour AM/PM (e.g. 5:26:02 AM), "1"=24-hour (e.g. 05:26:02), "2"=Unix timestamp seconds. Defaults to "0". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why sunrisesunset.sun.position is rated Low
Retrieves astronomical data about sun position for a location and date with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Get the current sun position, sunrise/sunset compass bearings, golden hour window, solar noon time.
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The rule that runs sunrisesunset.sun.position safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sunrisesunset.sun.position, this is the rule to start with:
sunrisesunset.sun.position is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every sunrisesunset.sun.position call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sunrisesunset.sun.position
Get the current sun position (altitude and azimuth), sunrise/sunset compass bearings, golden hour window, and solar noon time for any location and date. Sun altitude is the elevation angle above the horizon (negative = below). Sun azimuth is the compass direction of the sun (0=North, 90=East, 180=South, 270=West). Golden hour is the last hour before sunset — ideal for photography. Includes dawn, dusk, and day length. Useful for solar panel orientation, photography planning, outdoor event scheduling, and navigation. No auth required; free commercial use. Source: SunriseSunset.io. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sunrisesunset.sun.position accepts 5 parameters: lat, lng, date, timezone, time_format. Required: lat, lng. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sunrisesunset.sun.position: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
sunrisesunset.sun.position is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sunrisesunset.sun.position rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sunrisesunset.sun.position. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
sunrisesunset.sun.position is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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