As regards to the equivalence between sundials and moondials, I am not
very sure but I believe this is going to happen again
on Aug23, Sep22, Oct22, Nov21 and Dec27, am I right?
Anselmo Perez Serrada
Hi Anselmo and all,
You are correct that a full moon gives the equivalent correct time on
Hi, all sundiallist !
Here, in our planetarium, we often say that the Moon is running on the Sun's
path, 6 months later.
summer : Sun's high, Moon's down
winter : Sun's down, Moon's high in the sky;
It's an easy, but not too wrong tip for non-astronomical public.
Is there other tips, as easy
Here, in our planetarium, we often say that the Moon is running
on the Sun's path, 6 months later.
summer : Sun's high, Moon's down
winter : Sun's down, Moon's high in the sky;
It's an easy, but not too wrong tip for non-astronomical public.
It may not be "too wrong", but it is wrong. I'm
We normally pay attention to the sun, his motion though the skies with the
daily and yearly cycles. The moon also merits attention. Have you noticed
how low the moon has been recently? Lunar declinations were almost -26
degrees for the last few days. Last nights full moon was almost as low as
