diff --git a/cherry/sun/__init__.py b/cherry/sun/__init__.py
index 4167319..59e7372 100644
--- a/cherry/sun/__init__.py
+++ b/cherry/sun/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import yaml
 from dns.asyncresolver import resolve
 from asyncio_mqtt import Client
+import umsgpack
 
 from astral import LocationInfo
 from astral.location import Location
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ from astral.location import Location
 from dateutil.tz import gettz
 
 
-async def compute_rising(location):
+async def compute_direction(location):
     """
     Determines if the sun is rising or setting.
 
@@ -103,9 +104,15 @@ async def update(config):
             logging.debug(f'Noon: {noon}')
             await client.publish('sun/noon', noon, retain=True)
 
-            rising = await compute_rising(location)
-            logging.debug(f'Rising: {rising}')
-            await client.publish('sun/rising', rising, retain=True)
+            direction = await compute_direction(location)
+            logging.debug(f'Direction: {direction}')
+            await client.publish('sun/direction', direction, retain=True)
+
+            solar_state = {'elevation': elevation,
+                           'direction': direction,
+                           'noon': location.solar_elevation(location.noon())}
+            logging.debug(f'Solar State: {solar_state}')
+            await client.publish('sun/state', umsgpack.packb(solar_state), retain=True)
 
             sunrise = str(location.sunrise())
             logging.debug(f'Sunrise: {sunrise}')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a48dc60..a2d9640 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.1
 pytz==2020.5
 PyYAML==5.3.1
 six==1.15.0
+u-msgpack-python==2.7.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07ae662..cca752f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
 
 setup(name='cherry-sun',
-      version='0.2',
+      version='0.3',
       description='Periodically publishes sun attributes to mqtt',
       author='Bob Carroll',
       author_email='bob.carroll@alum.rit.edu',
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ setup(name='cherry-sun',
         'pyyaml',
         'dnspython',
         'asyncio_mqtt',
+        'u-msgpack-python',
         'astral',
         'python-dateutil'],
       classifiers=[