About Solar Clock

Have you ever wondered what the real time is?  The time based on the actual location of the sun in relation to Earth, rather than what we all use on a day to day basis?

Well, if you have, then this is the app for you.  This app will tell you exactly that for a given location.  Midday is marked by the sun being at its' zenith for any chosen location.

Why would you want to know this?  Perhaps you are one of those people who doesn't understand why on Earth (pun intended) we bother with daylight savings

in several timezones and you would like to see what the time would have been if that had never been invented.  Or perhaps you are just bored and you are looking for something to distract you from the daily grind.

In addition to telling you the Solar time, it also renders a 3D model of the Earth, Moon, and Sun which depicts their current relative positions in the Solar system.  Obviously this is not to scale, but the angular relative positions are approximately correct.  Meaning that you can not only tell the Solar time of day for a given location, but you can also tell the time of year based on where the Earth is in its' orbit around the Sun.  It is also possible to see the current phase and location of the moon as it orbits the Earth.

References

The following resource was used for the calculations for the Solar time: gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/solareqns.PDF

The following resource was used for the texture maps for the Sun, Earth, and the Moon: www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/ 

Disclaimer

This app is only intended for entertainment purposes and no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.  In fact, every guarantee can be made that

the calculated times and positions are indeed only approximations.

No responsibility is taken by the developer for any use of the information

provided in this app for any other purpose than for just a bit of fun.  The developer also bears no responsibility if you are not having fun using the app.

Generally speaking, the developer attempts to avoid all responsibility to any matter whenever possible.