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Map Maker Sun Clock for Windows

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Sun Clock for Windows displays global time, day/night zones, and detailed Earth geography. It visualizes seasonal changes, shadows, and city lights based on population. An optional cloud layer is also available.
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  • Pros

    • Displays global local time and day/night zones.
    • Utilizes NASA satellite imagery and 3D terrain data.
    • Renders subtle seasonal changes like ice and snow cover.
    • Features dynamic sun/moon shadows across the globe.
    • Visualizes city lights with brightness based on population.

  • Cons

    • Cloud layer quality and availability are externally controlled.
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Map Maker Sun Clock for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
7.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 8
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
2,266
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By Map Maker
See the local time around the world.
Sun Clock is a program for Windows to show the local time around the world and the areas of the globe which are in night or day.The surface of the world is represented using satellite imagery from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre enhanced with 3D terrain data to give a colourful portrayal of the physical geography of the planet. The image has been enhanced to change subtly throughout the year reflecting the seasonal advance and retreat of ice caps, snow cover.The moving shadow covers the area on the globe where the sun is below the horizon. Where neither the sun nor the moon can be seen, the shadow is darker still.As an area becomes covered by the night-time shadow, town and city lights are turned on. Their brightness is in proportion to the population size.You can overlay the maps with an image of global cloud cover. The clouds layer makes use of public domain satellite photographs. The images are updated approximately every three hours. However, the cloud layer is dependent on NASA, The University of Dundee, and XPlanet, so the quality and the continuing availability of the service is beyond our control.
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