Program SONNE, vers. 8.1 (since 2024-06-14)
The program runs on all Windows systems (64-bit-versions too) and calculates about 20 (!) different types of sundials. You can draw the dials on screen, have them printed with all printers installed or saved as file with format *.dxf (AutoCad,...) or *.plt (HPGL). SONNE and its (chm)help files are offered in English and German.
Improved Sun Path Diagrams show the times of sunshine on any selected plane sundial too. Additionally the local skyline (horizon profiles without buildings and trees) can be calculated and displayed. ( ... more)
Unpack downloaded zip-file to your subdirectory or USB-stick and start Sonne81.exe. If the chm-help is displayed only partially, see the enclosed README.
Download Program SONNE, vers. 8.1 (packed as Sonne_81.zip, ca. 11 MB)
Program ALEMMA, vers. 2.6
calculates many different types of analemmatic sundials. ALEMMA runs on all Windows systems (64-bit-versions as well). Menu languages are English and German. (more information . . .)
Unpack downloaded zip-file to your subdirectory or USB-stick and start Alemma26.exe.
Download zipped Alemma, vers. 2.6 (zip-file of about 6 MB)
Program StundLin, vers. 1.08
The program runs on all Windows systems (64-bit-versions too) and calculates the latitude and the wall deviation of a vertical sundial construction, if hour line angles are known (measured). Further the program calculates the angles of hour lines in horizontal/vertical/ inclining sundials for given latitude. In the program the languages English or German can be chosen. English and German help files use now the chm-format.
Unpack downloaded zip-file to your subdirectory or USB-stick and start Stundlin.exe.
Download Program StundLin108 (vers. 1.08, packed into StdLin.zip, ca. 2 MB)
Program SUN_57.xls
The program runs in all Windows systems (64-bit-systems too). It calculates and displays solar ephemeris, actual Italian, Babylonian, and Temporal Hour as well as Local Solar Time and Sidereal Time. Also a table of sunrise/-set is provided for the input year.
SUN_57 is offered in eight(!) languages: Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
Unzip the downloaded file to any directory and start it.
Download Sun_57.zip