Publisher Description
Everything you need to know about the movements of the sun, moon and planets!
Calculates sunrise, sunset, twilights, golden hours, length of day, the path of the sun and moon, moonrise & moonset times and more for any date, anywhere in the world. Handy for astronomy, photography, outdoor activities, planning gardens, holidays, hunting, and more. Four widgets are included so the information is at your fingertips when you need it.
Features include:
Sunrise and sunset times with azimuths
Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight times
Solar noon with elevation
Golden hours
Length of daylight
Rise, set and transit times for the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Lunar phase and illuminated fraction
Track the azimuth and elevation of the sun, moon and planets individually or together
Solar and lunar eclipses 2000-2020
Solstices and equinoxes 2000-2020
Notifications and alarms for sun and moon rise and set events
Monthly calendar views showing how times change each day
You can use your location from wireless networks or GPS, select places on a map, search by name or zip code or enter coordinates. Locations can be saved for later use.
Sundroid Free calculates sun and moon rise and set, and includes demos of all Pro features except the widgets, so you can try before you buy.
Please email me with problems, questions and suggestions, I'm happy to help!
***** New feature: Sun, moon and planet tracker *****
This feature shows the path of the sun, moon or any planet through the sky. This has many uses including garden planning, photography and even finding a shady spot to park your car.
The path is shown as a line on a compass disc, where the edge represents the horizon and the center is vertically up. You can view this on a road map, satellite map, or a plain background. Compass rotation is supported on the plain background.
***** New feature: Alarms *****
As well as setting simple notifications for events, you can now set up alarms so you'll never miss a sunrise photo opportunity!
***** Example uses *****
Here are some examples of what Sundroid can be used for. If you've found another use, let me know!
Astronomy
Sailing
Flying
Hiking
Hunting and fishing
Photo and film shoots
Planning holidays and outdoor events
Positioning solar panels
Planning a garden
Choosing a new home
Parking your car in the shade
***** About permissions *****
In case you're concerned about permissions, here's what Sundroid needs them for. I'm happy to answer any question you have about security, so please feel free to get in touch.
Internet access: Used to look up the name and time zone of your location, and for location selection using maps and search. Connects to Google only; there is no usage monitoring. Offline use is supported.
Coarse and fine location: Allows Sundroid to get your current location (at your request) using GPS or networks.
Prevent device from sleeping: Allows an alarm to keep sounding until you dismiss it. Otherwise it might be cancelled before you wake.
Disable keylock: Allows Sundroid to show an alarm when the phone is locked so you can dismiss it without having to unlock the phone yourself. Keylock is re-enabled as soon as the alarm is dismissed.
Start at boot: Alarms and notifications are cancelled when the phone is turned off, and this permission allows Sundroid to reset them.
Control vibrator: For alarms and notifications.