Sunrise Sunset Time SolarWatch

I use this app to wake up at sunrise and inform me of when the sunset is. With the purchased version you can set alarms that are based on various Sun events and they automatically change daily (since the Sun never sets or rises at the same time throughout the year). There are all sorts of other features that I’m not entirely sure what they are all for but it allows for all sorts of customizable configurations. One of the additional features would be fantastic for photography as it informs you of when the blue and golden hours occur daily which is ideal for getting the exact lighting desired for the photo. When reaching out to the developers they are incredibly helpful, friendly, and quick to respond. I would definitely recommend this app to anyone looking to track the sun and especially to photographers, amateur or professional.

I have used this app for years, although I’m not a photographer. I use it so that I can know the solar time in the various locations I travel. It’s astonishing just how far off local time can be from solar time and how much that affects your daily circadian rhythm. I love the feature where I can have the solar time on my lock screen next to the local time. Becoming more aware of solar time is one of the best things I think that you can do to understand your true daily rhythm. Why are you still wide awake at 10 PM? It might be because you’re in an area of the country where during DST it’s not 10 PM it’s actually 8 PM solar, and instead of it being 6 AM it’s actually 4 AM solar. No wonder you’re struggling to wake up. I digress all I can say is I really enjoy having this app. Also, I recently noticed a glitch, reached out to the developer, and he addressed the issue promptly.

I’ve used this app for years and love how simple it is yet provides so much information. And I love that it has a widget! I work outdoors and reference the widget all the time for when sunset and last light are so I know when I have to clean up. The widget is the same as the main app - tons of info layed out in a very simple and easy to understand way - no scrolling around or having to navigate through multiple screens to find what you want. It’s all just right there on one screen. I just downloaded the update and I couldn’t get the widget to show my location anymore, I emailed the developer and they got back to me right away, turns out it was my own user error 🙃 but was impressed with their very quick response and help.