diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
index 331d7c3a22..d0e56ab86e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             set
             {
                 m_sunHour = value;
-                configMember.forceSetConfigurationOption("sun_hour", m_sunHour.ToString());
+
+                if (useFixedSun)
+                    configMember.forceSetConfigurationOption("sun_hour", m_sunHour.ToString());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
index 6c63c36bbd..96ae0654a3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Estate
             // Time of day / fixed sun
             m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.useFixedSun = UseFixedSun;
             m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.sunHour = SunHour;
-
+            //m_log.Debug("[ESTATE]: UFS: " + UseFixedSun.ToString());
+            //m_log.Debug("[ESTATE]: SunHour: " + SunHour.ToString());
             sendRegionInfoPacketToAll();
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Sun/SunModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Sun/SunModule.cs
index 6e8c28a39f..889be97aaf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Sun/SunModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Sun/SunModule.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules
         private LLVector3 Position = new LLVector3(0,0,0);
         private LLVector3 Velocity = new LLVector3(0,0,0);
         private LLQuaternion  Tilt = new LLQuaternion(1,0,0,0);
+        private float LindenEstateHour = 6f;
+        private bool sunFixed = false;
+        private long estateTicksOffset = 0;
 
         private Dictionary<LLUUID, ulong> m_rootAgents = new Dictionary<LLUUID, ulong>();
 
@@ -101,9 +104,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules
         private ulong CurrentTime
         {
             get {
+                
                 return (ulong)(((System.DateTime.Now.Ticks) - TicksToEpoch + TicksOffset)/10000000);
             }
         }
+        private float GetLindenEstateHourFromCurrentTime()
+        {
+            float ticksleftover = ((float)((ulong)(((System.DateTime.Now.Ticks) - TicksToEpoch + TicksOffset) / 10000000))) % ((float)SecondsPerSunCycle);
+            //m_log.Debug("[TICKS]: " + ticksleftover.ToString());
+            float hour = (24 * (ticksleftover / SecondsPerSunCycle)) + 6;
+            //m_log.Debug("[LINDENHOUR]: " + hour.ToString());
+            //m_log.Debug("[SunCycle]: " + (ticksleftover / 3600));
+            //m_log.Debug("[DayLength]: " + m_day_length.ToString());
+
+            return hour;
+        }
 
         // Called immediately after the module is loaded for a given region
         // i.e. Immediately after instance creation.
@@ -256,6 +271,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules
 
             // set estate settings for region access to sun position
             m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.sunPosition = Position;
+            m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.sunHour = GetLindenEstateHourFromCurrentTime();
         }
 
         /// <summary>