Decision Workspace
suncalc vs solar-positioning vs solunatus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
suncalc
growingv0.4.0
Calculate the position of the sun and sunlight phases.
56
solar-positioning
experimentalv0.5.1
High-accuracy solar positioning algorithms (SPA and Grena3) for calculating sun position and sunrise/sunset/twilight times
54
solunatus
experimentalv0.3.3
High-precision astronomical calculation library and CLI for sun/moon positions, rise/set times, and lunar phases
Core Metrics
| suncalc | solar-positioning | solunatus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 42.2K | 4.1K | 778 |
| 30d Downloads | 471 | 410 | 87 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1610d ago | 3d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
suncalc
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
solar-positioning
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
solunatus
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| suncalc | solar-positioning | solunatus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 63KB | 454KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •solar-positioning leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •suncalc has the most downloads (42.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ suncalc has not been updated in over a year.