Download this cross-platform JAVA application (requires the
JAVA Runtime) for offline calculation of the Time On Mars.
Download the ZIP-file, unzip it and run the application.
The application starts with your current local time, timezone and daylight savings option.
Furthermore it starts with auto-update enabled. If you just want to observe the current time on Mars, keep
the auto-update checkbox enabled. The application will recalculate the time every minute.
If you want to calculate Time On Mars for dates other than the current date,
you might want to disable this feature.
Timezones east of Greenwich are positive (i.e. central Europe: timezone = 1).
Timezones west of Greenwich are negative (i.e. New York City: timezone = -5; Los Angeles: timezone = -8).
If you're not sure which timezone you're in, check www.worldtimezone.com.
If you're living in an area which switches to daylight savings time, make sure whether you must check or uncheck the DST checkbox.
You can check your timezone and daylight savings setting by verifying the displayed universal time (UTC).
UPDATE: There was a problem with the server - if you downloaded the application, started it and nothing happend,
please download it again! Version 0.2LiteRC1 now contains a checkbox for LMST (local mean solar time) and LTST (local true solar time)
to switch local rise/set times for Sun & Earth on Mars. If you've built a
clock running on Mars time, you should always check riset/set times in
LMST, since this is the time a clock shows, while LTST is the time a sundial shows. Version 0.21Lite: When clicking on the LTST checkbox, a new
calculation is performed automatically. Auto-update is started/stopped automatically when clicking on the checkbox.
All other changes (date/time, timezone, DST) require a click on CALC to perform a new calculation. Version 0.3Lite: The application now displays MTC (Coordinated Mars Time), LTST and MSD (Mars Sol Date) at
the Airy Crater. MSD is similar to the Julian Date on Earth. Also added a new column, SOL, which displays the number
of Martian days elapsed since the touchdown of the lander (day of touchdown is SOL 1).
The application was compiled with j2sdk1.4.0 and tested on Solaris 9 (JRE1.4.2), Knoppix Linux 3.2
(Debian based; JRE1.4.1) and Windows2000 (JRE1.4.0). It should also run perfect on Mac's.
Disclaimer: This application was tested on 3 platforms and it runs just smoothly, but just in case I'm not liable for
any damage to your system running this application and/or damages to your system resulting from the installation
of the JAVA runtime environment.
Please send your feedback and bug reports to the email address shown below. Thank you!
Version history:
10/JAN/2004: V0.31Lite: SOL is now counted via LMST or LTST, depending on the LTST checkbox.
09/JAN/2004: V0.3Lite: Added MTC (Coordinated Mars Time), LTST and MSD (Mars Sol Date) at the Airy Crater. Added a
new column, SOL, which displays the number of days elapsed since the touchdown of the lander.
07/JAN/2004: V0.22Lite: Switching between LTST and LMST now causes the application to use current time for the calculation
if auto-update is activated, instead of using the time displayed within the dropdowns.
06/JAN/2004: V0.21Lite: When clicking on the LTST checkbox, the times are updated automatically now
06/JAN/2004: V0.2LiteRC1: Added the checkbox for LMST/LTST
05/JAN/2004: V0.1LiteRC1 released
