I just want to mention that the shim under the north or south edge of the
dial is only for latitude. Longitude is corrected-for by changing the
constant term of the Sundial-Time to Clock-Time conversion.

But usually Sundial-Time, Local True Solar Time, is what I’d want from a
sundial.

On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 14:30 Steve Lelievre <
steve.lelievre.can...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can anyone point me to an existing online calculator for making a wedge
> to adjust a horizontal dial to a new latitude and longitude?
>
> I am not asking for an explanation of how to do the calculation; I just
> want to be able to point people to a calculator that has already been
> proved on the internet. It should use the original location (latitude
> and longitude) and the new location to calculate the angle of slope of
> the wedge and the required rotation from the meridian.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Steve
>
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