Sol Et Umbra 12.27
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Sol Et Umbra - Sun ephemeris and sundials simulation for design and education
Sol Et Umbra is a program that shows sun ephemeris and is devoted to sundial designers.
The program shows the main sun parameters for the actual (or whichever desired) time and date:
- latitude and longitude
- right ascension and declination
- local azimuth and height
- equation of time
- local or time zone sun time
- local or time zone mean time
- time of (geometric center) rise, (geometric center) set and transit (local noon)
- total number of hours of light
When a network connection is available, by means of the Network Time Protocol the time error between the phone clock and an atomic clock is found and used to correct the displayed time.
The position of the device is found through GPS or, when this is not available, through information from the network or finally through manual setting.
Moreover Sol Et Umbra shows the time using the following time systems:
- italic time
- babilonic time
- temporal time
It also shows the time of Muslims prayers (that are strictly related to the position of the sun):
- Fajr
- Zuhr
- Asr1
- Asr2
- Maghrib
- Isha
and the Qibla (direction of the Ka'ba).
Sol Et Umbra uses the orientation sensors available in the device in order to compute and show the time lines (french, italic, "da campanile", babilonic or temporal) of a sundial designed on the plane of the display.
The graph is updated after any movement of the device.
Finally the program can show the lighting conditions of the dial as drawn on the device plane by means of an azimut/height graph that shows for any day in the year and for any hour in the day whenthe dial is lighted. Moreover the sun path in the sky is displayed over the camera acquisition.
Note
The accuracy in the measurement of the orientation of the device depends on the accuracy of internal sensors. Moreover in the presence of external magnetic fields the declination and inclination as shown by the app can have a large error. If you plan to design a sundial do not rely on these numbers, please use the measurement methods described in the author's site.
Sol Et Umbra needs the following permissions:
- network connection for clok sync (if not available, a smaller time accuracy will be obtained)
- GPS localization (if not available, the current position must be manually introduced)
- device camera
If the app crashes for whichever reason, Android can send a report to the author containing useful information to fix the problem.
PLEASE AUTHORIZE THE SHIPMENT OF THIS REPORT !
It does not contain any personal information.
More information on the program are available from the author's site:
http://digilander.libero.it/orologi.solari/download/SolEtUmbraENU.html
From this same site a complete free program for sundial design and simulation is available (Windows only).
Author can be contacted at the address:
gian.casalegno@gmail.com
(please send me an e-mail with your doubts and your ideas, I cannot answer to the comments posted on Google Play Store)
About Sol Et Umbra
Sol Et Umbra is a free app for Android published in the Teaching & Training Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Sol Et Umbra is Gian Casalegno. The latest version released by its developer is 12.27. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.0.
To install Sol Et Umbra on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2024-02-07 and was downloaded 7 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Sol Et Umbra as malware as malware if the download link to gian.gnomonica.SolEtUmbra is broken.
How to install Sol Et Umbra on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Sol Et Umbra is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Sol Et Umbra will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Sol Et Umbra will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
