Sunlight Requirements Checker Sunlight Checker — क्या आपके पौधे को पर्याप्त धूप मिल रही है?

Select your plant category (Indoor, Tropical, Succulents, Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables, Fruits, Trees), choose the specific plant from the dropdown. Set your space type (Indoor, Balcony, Terrace, Garden) and click the interactive compass to select your window direction (North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest). The checker instantly shows a sun hours meter, whether your current spot provides enough light, window compatibility, and 4 tabs — Sunlight Guide, Seasonal Tips, Improvement Methods and Warning Signs.

500+ plants across 8 categories — Indoor (Money Plant, Snake Plant, Peace Lily, Rubber Plant, Monstera, ZZ Plant, Croton, Calathea, Areca Palm, Lucky Bamboo and 10+ more), Tropical (Fern, Orchid, Alocasia, Calathea), Succulents (Cactus, Aloe Vera, Echeveria, Jade Plant, Haworthia, Agave), Flowers (Rose, Hibiscus, Marigold, Jasmine, Bougainvillea, Sunflower, Lavender, Dahlia, Lotus), Herbs (Tulsi, Mint, Coriander, Basil, Ginger, Turmeric, Curry Leaf, Rosemary), Vegetables (Tomato, Chilli, Brinjal, Okra, Spinach), Fruits and Trees. AI covers any plant not in the list.

The circular compass shows 8 direction buttons (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW). Click any direction to select your window or door facing. The compass info box instantly updates to show how many light hours that direction typically provides and whether it is suitable for your plant. South-facing gets 6+ hours in India — best for most plants. North-facing gets only 2 hours — suitable only for low-light plants like Snake Plant and ZZ Plant.

Your space type adjusts the effective light hours your plant receives. Indoor (−2 hrs): glass windows and walls reduce light by 30-40%. Balcony (0): open air, actual outdoor light. Terrace (+1 hr): full unobstructed outdoor light. Garden (+2 hrs): maximum open-ground light. The Sun Hours Meter shows your effective light hours after the space modifier is applied, and compares it to your plant's ideal range so you can see exactly how your setup measures up.

The premium gradient meter shows 0 to 12 hours on a color scale — dark blue (no light) through green (ideal) to red (intense direct sun). Your plant's ideal zone is highlighted with a white overlay band. Your spot's effective hours are shown as a black vertical marker. If the marker falls inside the white zone — perfect light. If it falls left — too dark. If it falls right — too bright. The verdict badge above tells you exactly what action to take.

The Quick Light Test is a simple free method to measure light levels without any instrument. Hold your hand 30cm above the plant surface during peak daylight hours (10AM-2PM). Sharp, well-defined shadow = direct sun (full sun plants). Soft but visible shadow = bright indirect light (most houseplants). Very faint, barely visible shadow = indirect light (low-light plants). No shadow at all = too dark for almost any plant — only Snake Plant and ZZ Plant can survive here.

Plant category चुनें (Indoor, Tropical, Succulents, Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables, Fruits, Trees), dropdown से पौधा चुनें। Space type (Indoor, Balcony, Terrace, Garden) set करें और interactive compass पर window direction click करें (North, NE, East, SE, South, SW, West, NW)। Checker तुरंत sun hours meter, light sufficiency verdict, window compatibility और 4 tabs — Sunlight Guide, Seasonal Tips, Improvement Methods, Warning Signs — दिखाता है।

8 categories में 500+ plants — Indoor (Money Plant, Snake Plant, Peace Lily, Rubber Plant, Monstera, ZZ Plant, Croton, Calathea, Areca Palm और 10+ more), Tropical (Fern, Orchid, Alocasia), Succulents (Cactus, Aloe Vera, Jade Plant, Haworthia, Agave), Flowers (गुलाब, गुड़हल, गेंदा, Bougainvillea, Sunflower, Lavender, Lotus), Herbs (तुलसी, पुदीना, धनिया, Basil, अदरक, Rosemary), Vegetables (टमाटर, मिर्च, भिंडी, पालक), Fruits और Trees। AI से कोई भी पौधा।

Circular compass में 8 direction buttons हैं (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW)। अपनी window या door की direction click करें। Compass info box तुरंत update होता है — वह direction कितने light hours provide करती है और आपके plant के लिए suitable है या नहीं। South-facing को India में 6+ घंटे मिलते हैं — ज़्यादातर plants के लिए best। North-facing को सिर्फ 2 घंटे — Snake Plant और ZZ Plant जैसे low-light plants के लिए।

Space type effective light hours adjust करता है। Indoor (−2 hrs): glass windows और walls से 30-40% रोशनी कम। Balcony (0): outdoor की actual light। Terrace (+1 hr): full outdoor light। Garden (+2 hrs): maximum open-ground light। Sun Hours Meter space modifier apply होने के बाद effective hours दिखाता है और plant की ideal range से compare करता है।

Premium gradient meter 0 से 12 घंटे दिखाता है — dark blue (कोई रोशनी नहीं) से green (ideal) से red (intense direct sun)। Plant का ideal zone white overlay band से highlight। आपकी spot का effective hours black vertical marker से। Marker white zone के अंदर = perfect। बाईं तरफ = बहुत dark। दाईं तरफ = बहुत bright। Verdict badge exact action बताता है।

Quick Light Test बिना किसी instrument के light level measure करने का free तरीका है। Peak daylight (10AM-2PM) में हाथ plant से 30cm ऊपर रखें। तेज़, clear shadow = direct sun (full sun plants)। Soft लेकिन visible shadow = bright indirect light (ज़्यादातर houseplants)। बहुत faint shadow = indirect light (low-light plants)। Shadow नहीं = almost सभी plants के लिए बहुत dark — सिर्फ Snake Plant और ZZ Plant survive करते हैं।