Compass v. 4.1 [Locate true north using the sun or moon.]

Use your cell phone as a compass. By rotating the phone so that the sun and/or moon icons match their location in the sky, the top of the phone will indicate true north.

New Features in Version 4.1
•Fixed corruption of JAR file.
•Fixed failure to load world map on Nokia 3rd edition phones.
•Improved format of info on Nokia phones.
•Reduced size of JAR by compressing world map images.
•Enlarged list of valid time zones for a given location.
•Improved "Please Wait" form with cancel option.
•Restored "Color" display option.
•Restored display of GTM.
•New icon.

New Features in Version 4.0
•User interface reorganized.
•Select location and destination using world map or airport code.
•Automatic daylight saving time adjustment.
•Load and save favorite locations or destinations.
•Display heading, distance, and local time of destination.
•Set arbitrary date and time.
•12 hour or 24 hour time display option.
•"Prayer Focus" feature removed (replaced by "Destination").
•"Color" display option removed.

New Features in Version 3.0
•Displays times of sunrise, sunset, sun transit, moonrise, moonset, civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight.
•Phase of moon indicated by crescent shaped icon.
•Improved calculation accuracy.

New Features in Version 2.0
•Enter 3 or 4 letter airport code to indicate position instead of latitude and longitude. Airport database contains over 3000 airports, but consumes only 21K.
•Latitude / longitude entry is still permitted, and the problem with negative number entry is avoided by selecting North / South and West / East.
•Shows the great circle heading towards locations of religious significance. This feature provides the appropriate direction to face while praying for people of various faiths.
•Orientation options allow the screen to face down rather than up, and the top of the phone can point toward the sun or moon rather than North.
•Display options allow the color of the display to be selected. Different colors are available for day and night.
•Menu provides "Help" option to describe each selection.
•Display is automatically updated every 10 minutes.
•Displays message "No Sun or Moon" if neither is present in the sky.

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