Sun safety
The higher the sun, the stronger it is and the faster skin burns. Here's how high it climbs today at any address, and the hours it's above 45°: when your shadow is shorter than you are.
See the shade at your home
Today's sun, hour by hour. The yellow band is when it's above 45°.
If your shadow is shorter than you are, the sun is more than 45° up and at its strongest. That's usually the middle of the day in spring and summer. If your shadow is longer than you, the sun is lower and gentler, though it can still burn.
Sunburn raises the risk of skin cancer. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, reapply every two hours and after swimming, and take breaks in the shade, most of all when the sun is above 45°. Check your local UV index, which also depends on cloud and altitude.
Home Shade shows where the sun and shade fall in your yard at any hour, so you can put the lounger where the sun is, and know where to retreat when it's too strong.
Around solar noon, when it's highest. In much of the United States in summer that's around 1 PM with daylight saving. It's strongest whenever it's above about 45°, when your shadow is shorter than you are.
Any tan is a sign of skin damage. If you're in the sun, use broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, reapply often, and take breaks in the shade, especially in the middle of the day.
Yes. At the same latitude it's much higher at noon in June than in December, which is why summer sun burns faster.
