Option to display sunrise/sunset times in 12-hour rather than 24-hour clock

Currently the sunrise/sunset times are shown in a 24-hour clock format, like 18:18 for 6:18pm. I’d like Gaia to have an option to display those times in a 12-hour clock format, like 6:18pm. I think this option could be under Settings > Units > Time format.

Why? I’m just more used to a 12-hour clock format and math is hard.

I do understand that the 24-hour format fits better in the limited space available for the Sunrise/Sunset box. If necessary, the am and pm could be shortened to “a” and “p”.

Implementing this for languages/locales other than American English might be challenging. However, some research suggests that 12-hour usage is most common in the USA, so people in other countries may be happy to leave it at 24-hour format, which I agree seems like a reasonable default. If you wanted to get fancy, the Gaia option could include a choice to use the system default (iOS Settings > General > Date & Time > 24-Hour Time).

I’m not sure if there are other places in Gaia that display the time, but the option should apply to those also if they exist.

Official comment

Kristin McLane

June 07, 2021 21:18

Hi there,

I can definitely see how it would be helpful to view the sunrise/sunset times in a 12-hour format.

We don't have plans for anything like this at the moment, but I do have an open request for this feature and I've added your vote.

Thanks for suggesting this. We will update here if this feature becomes available.

adriangriffin

June 22, 2021 06:19

This would be a useful feature for folks in the U.S.

peter

October 15, 2024 01:28

Please reconsider having a 12-hour clock option. This seems very basic and many of us would benefit from this.

Option to display sunrise/sunset times in 12-hour rather than 24-hour clock

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