# Sun and Moon on the map

**URL:** <https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340>\
**Category:** Helpdesk + Releases + Feature requests\
**Tags:** astro-colibri\
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340 "2025-02-27T21:49:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![marc.serrau2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.astro-colibri.science/marc.serrau2/32/122_2.png) [@marc.serrau2](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/u/marc.serrau2)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340/1 "2025-02-27T21:49:18Z")

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Could it be possible to have the Sun and the Moon drawn on the map in order to see quickly if a event is optically easy ?  
Merci !  
Marc

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**Author:** ![Fabian.Schussler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.astro-colibri.science/fabian.schussler/32/25_2.png) [@Fabian.Schussler](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/u/Fabian.Schussler)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340/2 "2025-02-27T23:13:26Z")

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We’ll have a look into this.  
In the meantime you can already remove events that are too close to the sun via the ‘General’ filter setting on the “sun distance”…

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**Author:** ![Fabian.Schussler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.astro-colibri.science/fabian.schussler/32/25_2.png) [@Fabian.Schussler](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/u/Fabian.Schussler)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340/3 "2025-03-28T07:22:23Z")

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@marc.serrau2, you can now show the Sun and Moon positions in the map… This feature has been added with our latest release:

> [@Astro-COLIBRI v2.22.0 is live!](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/astro-colibri-v2-22-0-is-live/358):
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> We’re excited to share the latest improvements to the Astro-COLIBRI platform. Here’s what’s new in version 2.22.0: sun_with_face Sun & Moon Positions Following several requests (e.g. [Sun and Moon on the map](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/sun-and-moon-on-the-map/340)) you can now display the Sun and Moon positions on the sky map. Activate them in the “Map & coordinates settings” [Map settings] A new API endpoint /celestial\_position provides access to their positions in both celestial and local coordinates.milky_way Well-Localized GRBs We’ve add…