Suntime — Sun Moon and Planets

Suntime connects you to the cycles of the Sun, Moon, and planets. Navigate through time and identify celestial patterns with a swipe. Get accurate, location-specific information about solar and lunar events at-a-glance.
 
“Awesome” — “Visually understand the cycles in our planetary system” — “Feel connected to the universe”
 
Features:
- Zoom the timeline in or out to see astronomical movements at different scales
- Jot down notes and reminders directly on the timeline
- Watch the Sun, Moon, and planets rise and set
- Home screen widgets: upcoming events and planisphere
- Customize alerts for 25 solar and lunar events, including:
  > Sunrise, solar noon, sunset, solar midnight
  > Moonrise, lunar noon, moonset
  > Moon phases: full moon, new moon, first quarter, and last quarter
  > Twilights: civil, nautical, and astronomical dusk and dawn
  > Morning and evening golden hour
  > Solar and lunar eclipses
  > Seasonal events: March equinox, June solstice, September equinox, and December solstice
 
“Beautiful and an absolute delight to use” — “Easy to follow interface and alarms” — “Pretty damn cool”  
 
Suntime works in landscape and portrait mode on iPad. Use your current location, or select one manually. The app is lightweight and works offline: all astronomical calculations are done on your device. It uses Background App Refresh to schedule alarms.
 
“Wonderful visualization of Solar + Lunar cycles in a very intuitive format. Animations are superb”
 
There’s more to explore inside: including a glossary and tooltips with contextual information like the position, angle, illumination, and magnitude of the Moon, the visibility of eclipses, and the length of twilight.
 
We are ad-free and user-supported: Suntime doesn’t track you or profit from your information. Thanks to all our users who have given us feedback and continue to help make this app better!
 
-Andrew & Heather