Features
Live sky
The home screen shows a live sky scene for your chosen city, with the Sun and Moon in their calculated positions and a sky color that follows the Sun's real altitude.
The Sun
Open the Sun tab for the times that shape your day: sunrise and sunset, morning and evening golden hour, blue hour, solar noon and total daylight.
Times assume an ideal flat horizon; hills, buildings and weather can change what you actually see.
The Moon
The Moon tab explains tonight's Moon: its phase and illumination, when it rises and sets, where it is in the sky and how its altitude changes through the day.
The observing guide is based on geometry only — it doesn't know about clouds or terrain.
Sky events
The Events tab lists the day's sky events in order and draws them on a layered timeline — daylight, civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, darkness, golden and blue hour.
Photography planner
The photography planner puts the Sun and Moon on a true-north direction dial, lets you drag through the day, and lists the golden and blue hour windows for the selected date.
Dayclipse doesn't model terrain, clouds or haze, and doesn't suggest lenses or exposure settings.
AR Sky View & compass
On phones with a compass, the Sun and Moon dials turn to match the direction you're facing. AR Sky View goes further, overlaying the Sun, the Moon, their day paths, the true horizon and compass directions on your camera view.
Needs a magnetometer and motion sensors. Positions match your sky only when you're near the selected city. Never look directly at the Sun.
Illustration · not an app screen
Locations
Search tens of thousands of world cities by city, region or country — the list is built into the app, so it works without a connection. Star the places you use most.
Share
Create an image card for the current sky, sunrise & sunset, golden hour, blue hour, the Moon or the next event, then send it through your phone's share sheet.
Make it yours
Choose 12- or 24-hour time, decimal or degrees-and-minutes angles, which bodies appear in the sky, the tab that opens first, and whether to show the countdown and timeline labels.
Every feature is built for both Android and iOS. Sensor-based features depend on your phone's hardware.
| Feature | Needs | Android | iOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun & Moon times, phases and positions | Nothing extra — works offline | ||
| Offline city search & favorites | Nothing extra — no GPS | ||
| Photography planner & share cards | Nothing extra | ||
| Compass-aware Sun & Moon dials | Phone with a magnetometer (compass) | ||
| AR Sky View | Compass and motion sensors; camera optional |
Dayclipse works from the city you select rather than your GPS position, so results describe that city's sky.
Times and positions assume a flat horizon. Mountains, buildings, elevation and weather can change what you actually see.
The app uses a single dark night-sky appearance, and its sky scene always follows the Sun's real position.
Sunrise to moonset, golden hour to astronomical darkness — for cities worldwide, calculated on your phone.
