Events

Event light ribbon#

The light before, during and after your event.

A timeline from mid-afternoon to midnight, read left to right; it starts earlier or runs later when the event does. Hour labels are under it.

Its colour is the light in the sky at each moment, decided by how high the Sun is. The white curve is the Sun's height: above the dashed line it is above the horizon, below it the Sun has set. The pink rule and dot mark the event start; the gold dot on the horizon is sunset.

Above the ribbon, the light at the start time is named, with what it means for your event and how much natural light is left until it gets dark.

Under the ribbon: when the evening golden hour starts, sunset, and dark (civil dusk, when the Sun is 6° below the horizon and outdoor spaces need lighting).

Weather around event#

Temperature, rain and wind during your event.

The four forecast hours from the start time: temperature, chance of rain (or the expected amount when the source gives no chance) and wind, in the units chosen in Settings. Chances of 40% or more are highlighted. Forecasts reach a few days ahead; for later dates the section says so.

Evening light#

Golden hour, sunset, blue hour and darkness.

The evening golden hour and blue hour as time ranges, sunset with its compass direction, and dark (civil dusk). For today, a countdown to sunset. "Not today" means the Sun doesn't reach those heights on this date, as happens near the poles.

Light at selected time#

The Sun’s position when the event starts.

The twilight band at the start time (daylight, civil, nautical or astronomical twilight, or night), where the Sun stands, and how much natural light is left until civil dusk. When the Sun is lower than 15°, guests facing it will be dazzled: the section says from which direction.

Public holidays#

Nearby holidays for the chosen country and date.

Public holidays can change attendance, traffic and venue opening hours. The calendar shows whole weeks around the event; the days from a week before to two weeks after are checked and listed below it. The country (and, in the US and some other countries, the state) comes from the chosen place.

Moon for evening events#

Moonlight and the Moon’s position.

The Moon drawn as it looks on the date, its phase, how much of it is lit, and when it rises and sets. A full Moon rising at dusk adds light and atmosphere to an evening outdoors.

Venue shade planner#

Model an object’s shadow during the event.

Set the event duration from one to eight hours. The end time is the start plus that elapsed duration, including events that cross midnight. The same duration controls the weather table, outdoor score and rain alert. Dates and times are the chosen place’s local time, so a venue in another time zone reads on its own clock (your phone’s clock when you use the device location).

Scrub the time during the event and enter the height of a vertical object. The north-up compass shows the Sun’s bearing, the selected shadow direction in bright pink, and sampled shadow directions throughout the event in pale pink. The drawing shows direction only, not distance or shaded area. It is a planning view for the selected event, not a live phone compass.

Shadow length is height divided by tan(Sun altitude). The shadow points 180° away from the Sun. The model assumes a vertical object and level ground, without nearby obstacles. Below the geometric horizon there is no direct-sun shadow; near the horizon, shadow lengths become very sensitive to terrain and Sun height. It cannot determine the area shaded by an actual venue, tree or canopy.

Outdoor event score#

A weather score with the factors behind it.

A planning index from 0 to 100 combines forecast rain probability, sustained wind and temperature across the full event. The timeline shows each forecast period; green is at least 75, amber 50–74 and pink below 50. Grey means missing data. The total is weighted by the duration each forecast period overlaps the event, so a half-hour period contributes half as much as a full hour.

The rain component is 100 minus rain probability in percent and has 50% weight. The wind component is 100 × (1 − wind speed in m/s ÷ 12), with 30% weight. The temperature component is 100 between 15 and 28°C, losing five points for each degree outside, with 20% weight. Each component is clamped to 0–100. The card shows all three components and the complete data coverage.

These are the app’s stated planning preferences, not a validated safety or comfort standard. A complete score requires all three inputs throughout the event; missing values are never replaced with zero rain or calm wind. Thunderstorms, gusts, UV, humidity, shade and the needs of individual guests are outside this score. Check the detailed forecast as well.

Rain alert before event#

A reminder based on the saved event forecast.

The rain timeline shows forecast probability during the event. Highest period rain chance means the highest probability in a single overlapping forecast period; it is not a combined probability for the whole event. Full probability coverage is required, and forecast rain amount is not treated as a probability.

Choose a threshold from 10% to 90% and a lead time of 30, 60 or 120 minutes. When at least one period meets the threshold, tap Schedule rain reminder. One phone notification is scheduled before the event, carrying the saved forecast probability, provider and issue time. If the reminder time has passed or coverage is incomplete, scheduling is unavailable.

This is a saved forecast reminder, not continuous rain monitoring. Reopen Events and replace the reminder to use an updated forecast. Changing the event, location, duration or alert settings labels an existing reminder as belonging to a different plan; it remains scheduled until replaced or cancelled. Only one Events rain reminder is stored at a time. It survives closing the app; notification permission, Lock Screen, Sounds and Focus settings control its delivery.