Description
nGeneTime combines three complementary experiences: a kinetic desk clock, a solar-term-based perpetual calendar, and time-based line casting for The Book of Change (周易)
nGeneTime combines three complementary experiences: a kinetic desk clock, a solar-term-based perpetual calendar, and time-based line casting for The Book of Change (周易). On iPhone, the interface adapts to orientation: • Landscape: A kinetic desk clock with magnetic motion and hourglass-style disappearance effects that visualize the flow of time. • Portrait: A perpetual calendar with lunar dates, day pillars, current Four Pillars (四柱), solar-term transitions, and date-selectable hour-pillar tables. Solar-term-based year and month pillars Year and month pillars do not change at ordinary Gregorian year or month boundaries. nGeneTime applies the traditional solar-term basis: • The year pillar changes at the Beginning of Spring (立春) boundary rather than January 1. • The month pillar changes at the applicable monthly solar-term boundary rather than the first day of the Gregorian month. • Year-pillar information, month-pillar transitions, and the applicable solar term are shown on separate lines. • The local date and time of each solar-term boundary are displayed. • The solar-term boundary date is highlighted in blue. When selected, it uses the standard green selection appearance. Day and hour pillars continue according to their established calculation rules. Solar-term transition times follow the selected time zone, while longitude correction is applied specifically to hour-pillar boundaries. The Book of Change (周易) From the portrait calendar, open a full-screen line-casting interface and cast one line at a time. Each cast uses the hundredth-second value of the running timer: an odd value creates a whole line, and an even value creates a broken line. Six lines form a set, and multiple sets can be reviewed. This feature focuses on line casting and visual review rather than reproducing a complete digital edition, translation, commentary, or interpretation of the Zhouyi. Longitude-corrected pillar time Standard clock time is based on a time-zone reference meridian. nGeneTime can apply a longitude-based correction relative to that meridian, providing a location-specific basis for determining hour-pillar boundaries. Calendar and pillar features • Lunar date information • Day pillars for calendar dates • Solar-term-based year and month pillars • Solar-term transition dates and local times • Current hour, day, month, and year pillars • Date-selectable hour-pillar tables • Time-zone and longitude-corrected calculation modes • Full-screen line casting for The Book of Change (周易) • On-device calendar and pillar calculations Apple Watch The companion Apple Watch app provides: • Current time and Four Pillars • Solar-term-based year and month pillars • Optional longitude-corrected pillar time when location is available • Monthly calendar with pillar information • Selected-date hour pillars • Circular complication showing the current day and hour pillars Privacy Location access is optional and is used only to calculate longitude-corrected pillar time. Precise Core Location coordinates are processed locally for this calculation. If Core Location is unavailable, the app may request an approximate IP-based location from a network service. No account is required. nGeneTime does not use information for advertising or cross-app tracking. nGeneTime presents traditional temporal frameworks through a clear, modern interface.
