You've got two minutes to decide.
The score tells you if tonight is ordinary, good, or actually worth moving for. You don't need a weather forecast. You need a number.
Magic Sunset
You're not going to miss tonight.
Magic Sunset scores tonight's sky, maps the full phase timeline, and tells you when to leave - so you're actually there when it gets good. Not checking your phone after.
Where it fits
The good sky doesn't wait for you.
Open it before dinner, before the walk, or before you load the car. That's it.
You want to know what's coming.
Golden hour, west fire, peak color, east glow, afterglow - it's all in a timeline so you're not guessing when the good part starts or standing there waiting for something that already happened.
You keep missing the good ones.
The leave-time nudge gives you enough warning to actually get there before peak color - not ten minutes after, scrolling through someone else's photo of it.
The app
One score. One timeline. One nudge. Go.
It's built around one question: is tonight worth it, and when do I leave?
What is Magic Sunset?
It's a phone-first app for sunset timing. You get tonight's score, a confidence level, the full phase breakdown, and a leave-time nudge. That's the whole thing.
What's the feature that actually matters?
The leave-time nudge. It's the difference between admiring someone else's photo and being there when the color happens.
Can I bring someone with me?
Yes. Tap Text a friend and Magic Sunset drafts the score, the timing, and where you'll be watching so they can meet you before the good part.
Who's it for?
Anyone who cares about good sky. Photographers. Beach walkers. Families. Drone pilots. Date-night planners. People who've said "I should've been there" one too many times.
Can I use it tonight?
Yes. It's ready to install right now. Real weather and location data feeds directly into the score - the interface stays exactly the same, you just get your actual sky.
How the score works
It's not just "is it cloudy." It's everything at once.
A good sunset isn't about clear skies. It's about the right combination of clouds, light, atmosphere, and your exact position - and that combination changes every single night.
Magic Sunset looks at all of it together.
Cloud cover and type
Too clear and you get a flat orange disc. Too cloudy and the light never breaks through. The sweet spot is broken coverage at the right altitude - high cirrus catches fire, low stratus just goes gray. The app knows the difference.
Atmospheric conditions
Humidity, dust, smoke, and particulates in the air scatter light and deepen color. A hazy evening after a dry day can be extraordinary. A crystal-clear night after rain is often a dud. The score accounts for what's actually in the air between you and the horizon.
Incoming weather
The front that's about to roll in - or just rolled out - often produces the most dramatic skies. Instability means color. The app reads what's moving toward you, not just what's overhead right now.
Fog and marine layer
A fog bank sitting right at the horizon blocks the whole show. One sitting lower can create something remarkable. Where the fog is relative to where you're standing matters more than whether it exists at all.
Your location and your horizon
The app triangulates from where you are. Hills, buildings, and trees that cut your sightline to the west affect your score. So does your distance from the coast. A 9.3 in one spot might be a 6 two miles east.
Where to face and when
West fire peaks first. East glow follows. The app tells you when to turn around so you don't spend the whole thing looking the wrong direction while the real color is behind you.
Install Magic Sunset
Don't miss the good part.
Install Magic Sunset. Tonight's sky doesn't care if you're ready. Now you will be.