Daylight Saving Time rules are up-to-date and historically accurate. Change the current date: changing the current date provides the ability to view information for any day in the past or future (from 1932 to 2030). This feature provides accurate times for sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise and moonset for any location one enters.Ģ. Any latitude and longitude will work a GPS can be used to enter your current location. Add user-defined places: defining and adding places allows cities that are not already built into VelaClock to be included. VelaClock Deluxe has all the features of VelaClock, plus:ġ. Deluxe version only: A Change Date pane that provides the ability to view information (sunrise time, etc.) for any day in the past or future (from 1932 to 2030).
The current season name (winter, etc.) is also displayed.ĥ.
An analog clock and detailed time zone information, including full time zone name and the number of hours the selected city is ahead or behind the user's current time zone (as set in System Preferences). This view also contains the name of the current phase, as well as local times for the next and previous phase events (new, quarter, full).Ĥ. Because this angle can change dramatically within the span of an hour, it is updated once a minute, as is the moon's phase. This image accurately depicts the angle of the moon's crescent. An image of the moon as seen in the sky above the currently selected city. Begin/end times for civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight can also be displayed.ģ. Specific times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. Daylight duration and the change in minutes of daylight from the previous day are also displayed.Ģ.
A thin white bar indicates when the moon is visible. A light level bar that gives the user a picture of the 24 hours of natural light (bright daylight, three kinds of twilight and night) for the current day. Multiple lower panes can be opened to display more information and take up more screen space (each pane has a full and a minimized version):ġ. The top pane of VelaClock displays a list of cities and corresponding local times. The interface of VelaClock can easily be configured to use a minimum amount of screen space or if the user wishes, more detailed information about the currently selected city can be displayed.
* Compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopardĭescription for VelaClock Deluxe and VelaClock: * Updated Daylight Saving Time rules for Argentina and Syria VelaClock users include people that communicate locally and internationally (phone, email, iChat), photographers (seeking twilight times), outdoor enthusiasts and people interested in the moon and astronomy. Users can quickly display the time of sunrise, sunset, or twilight, duration of daylight, moonrise, moonset, phase of moon, time zone information and more. VelaClock is a world clock widget with a highly configurable user interface.
Users of the standard version of VelaClock may upgrade to the Deluxe version for $6.00. For current customers, both versions are a free update. Vela Design Group has announced VelaClock Deluxe 2.2.1 and VelaClock 2.2.1, Dashboard widgets.