The tattva clock for Mac
The tattva running now, on your Mac
In the tattva tradition of Hindu tantra, five tattvas take turns, day and night. Each lasts 24 minutes, and the first begins at sunrise.
Tattvas works out the sunrise where you are and shows which tattva is running, to the second, and how long it has left.
Free to download. Today's tattvas for your location are always free. For macOS 12 and later.
In English, Czech and Slovak
- 5tattvas
- 24minutes each
- 4widget sizes
- 3languages
How it works
A cycle that starts at your sunrise
The tattvas follow the sun where you are, not a fixed table of clock times.
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Your sunrise
The app works out the moment of sunrise for your location, every day, on the Mac itself.
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2
Five tattvas, 24 minutes each
From sunrise, Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Apas and Prithvi follow one another, so the whole cycle takes two hours.
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Round and round until the next sunrise
The cycle repeats all day. The app shows the tattva running now, to the second, and how long it has left.
The five tattvas
Each with its colour, its symbol and its advice
The app names what each tattva favours and what to be careful of, in the same words as Tattvas for Android.
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Akasha
Meditation, Thinking
Unfavourable
Suitable only for meditation, thinking and relaxation.
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Vayu
Travelling
Frauds, Thefts
Unfavourable, except for travelling and moving in general.
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Tejas
Work, Eating, Exercising
Avoid Dangers
Also for hardening, weight loss and physical development.
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Apas
Favourable, Short-Term Goals
Favourable to all activities, especially financial goals: small contracts, business, bets.
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Prithvi
Most Favourable, Long-Term Goals
Favourable to all activities: contracts, getting married, conception, business, breaking bad habits.
What the app does
Your day in tattvas
Today's tattvas for your location are free. With a subscription, plan any day, for any place, and keep the tattvas on your desktop.
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The tattva running now
Shown large, with its symbol and what it favours, a progress bar, and the time elapsed and remaining.
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The whole day
Today's tattvas from sunrise to the next sunrise, each in its colour, with its start and end to the second. The earlier ones come back with Show previous.
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Every tattva explained
Click a tattva to read what it is ideal for, what to avoid and its warnings, with emoji for the activities.
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Your calendar
Add any tattva period to your calendar, with its name, start, end and description.
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Announcements
A meditation bell when a new tattva begins and, if you like, its name and advice read aloud, while the app is running.
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Two traditional orders
Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Apas, Prithvi, or Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Prithvi, Apas.
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Any day, planned ahead
Pick a date and see its tattvas, timed from that day's sunrise.
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Any place in the world
Choose a place on the map and see its tattvas. The tattvas for your Mac's own location are free.
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Widgets in four sizes
Small, medium, large and extra large, with the running tattva and the ones that follow.
Widgets
The tattvas on your desktop
The widgets show the running tattva and the next ones, with their times, symbols, warnings and recommendations, without opening the app.
On macOS 14 and later they can sit on the desktop. On macOS 12 and 13 they are in Notification Center.
- Four sizes, from small to extra large.
- Times, symbols and advice for each tattva at a glance.
Any place
Plan for where you are going
The tattvas depend on where you are, because the sun rises at a different time in every place. By default the app uses your Mac's own location.
To plan a trip, pick the place on the map, choose the day, and its tattvas follow the sunrise there.
- Your Mac's own location is free.
- Any place on the map, and any day, with a subscription.
The app itself
A look around
Screens from the app on a Mac.
Scroll sideways to see them all. Open any screen to see it larger.
The screenshots show the first version. Since version 1.0.2 the app takes on the Liquid Glass design of macOS 26.
Price
Today's tattvas are free
A subscription adds any other day, any place on the map and the widgets. You can cancel it at any time.
Free
- Today's tattvas where you are
- The running tattva and the time it has left
- Every tattva explained
- Tattva periods added to your calendar
- The bell and the spoken announcements
- Both traditional orders
With a subscription
Everything in the free version, and all of this:
- Any other day
- Any place, chosen on the map
- Widgets in four sizes
Subscription terms Monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. The App Store shows the prices in your own currency.
Free to download
For macOS 12 and later.
Privacy
Worked out on your Mac
There is no account, and sunrise and the tattvas are calculated on the Mac itself.
- No accountNo sign-up, no email address and no password.
- On your MacSunrise, sunset and the tattvas are worked out on the Mac itself.
- Your locationUsed only to work out sunrise and sunset, to about a kilometre. Or pick a place on Apple Maps instead.
- Your calendarThe app asks for it only when you add a tattva period, and only to add it.
- Analytics and purchasesThe app uses Google Analytics for Firebase to see how the app is used. Subscriptions are bought and managed through Apple. Read the privacy policy.
Languages
In English, Czech and Slovak
The app uses the language your Mac is set to, if it is one of the three. On a Czech or Slovak Mac it is called Tatvy.
- English
- Čeština
- Slovenčina
Questions and answers
What people ask
Is it the same app as Tattvas for Android?
It is the same tattva clock, with the same words, but a separate app made for the Mac.
Tattvas for Android also has a world tattva map, saved places, reminders, themes, a round dial and 34 languages. See Tattvas for Android.
What is free?
Today's tattvas for your location: the running one, the whole day, every tattva explained, adding a period to your calendar, and the announcements.
A subscription adds any other day, any place on the map and the widgets.
How is the time of each tattva worked out?
From the sunrise at your location. The five tattvas last 24 minutes each, so the cycle of two hours repeats until the next sunrise.
Why does it ask for my location?
To work out sunrise and sunset where you are. You can also pick a place on the map instead.
Will it tell me when a tattva changes?
While the app is running, it rings a bell when a new tattva begins, and can read out its name and advice. The sound has to be on. The app does not send notifications.
Can I change the order of the tattvas?
Yes, between the two traditional orders: Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Apas, Prithvi, or Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Prithvi, Apas.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 12 Monterey or later. The widgets can sit on the desktop from macOS 14.
How do I cancel the subscription?
Open the App Store on your Mac, click your name, then Account Settings, and next to Subscriptions click Manage.
You keep everything until the end of the period you have paid for.