What is Google OneBox?
Sometimes the very first result Google shows, is in a nice formatted stand out type of box called OneBox. For e.g. try “1KWD to USD”. Google instantly gives you the conversion of 1 Kuwaiti Dinar to US dollars. Other similar uses include finding the local time: “time kuwait” gives this OneBox result :
A new option of Google OneBox that has been doing the rounds now, is finding the time of Sunrise and Sunset of your location. For e.g check the screenshots I took for Sunrise and Sunset times in Chennai:
I live in Kuwait and so tried “Sunrise Kuwait”, unfortunately the option didn’t seem to work. But a little more digging and trial-error resulted in this:
Google OneBox stands most relevant for the State/City rather than the Country. Kuwait is a pretty small country and doesn’t have very clearly defined “states/cities”. But the capital of Kuwait is supposed to be “Kuwait City” which is basically like an area, hence the mild confusion. So try your Google OneBox searches against the City/State rather than the country.
What am I going to do knowing the timing of Sunrise and Sunset :P ?
- Planning for Camping,hiking,outdoor activities.
- Photography-knowing sunrise/sunset timings is critical for planning a good photo-shoot.
- Astrological Calculations in Hinduism (Horais) are calculated based on this
- Prayer timing for Muslims – Salah
Other Cool Google OneBox queries
- pizza in kuwait city – Notice you have to put city/state here again
- weather kuwait
- time delhi
- time india
The Google Operating System blog has a comprehensive post on some of the other useful Google OneBox searches.
