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How a sundial tells the time

The sun appears to arc across the sky, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening. A stick in the middle of the sundial casts a shadow that travels round in step — and points to the hours. Tap the sun to run a whole day.

In the middle of the day the sun is highest — the shadow is shortest 8 12 16
The sun arcs across the sky
The shadow from the stick
The sundial on the ground
1 stick
casts the shadow that tells the time
0 parts
a sundial has no moving parts
east → west
the shadow travels the opposite way to the sun