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List of examples

cagliari.60.-30

Sundial for Cagliari, Italy. Wall facing south-west-ish (30 degrees from south towards west) and not vertical (60 degrees, instead of 90). You can see the Italic hours in green (sunset is the horizontal one, and then we have -1, -2, .., -6) and Babylonian hours in blue. The analemma is set on the UTC+1 meridian. A red dashed line gives the measure for a vertical gnomon to be placed at the center of the disk (marked by an x).

Obtained with

wall_incl = 60
wall_decl = -30

cagliari.equatorial

Equatorial sundial for Cagliari, Italy. Obtained with

wall_incl = 90 - %(lat)s
wall_decl = 180

That's the side of the disk facing up, which is illuminated in spring and summer. To get the other side, which is illuminated in autumn and winter, use

wall_incl = 90 + %(lat)s
wall_decl = 0

cagliari.polar

Polar sundial for Cagliari, Italy, facing south. Obtained with

wall_incl = %(lat)s
wall_decl = 0

perth.horizontal

Horizontal sundial for Perth, Australia. Obtained with

wall_incl = 0
wall_decl = 180

perth.vertical

Vertical sundial for Perth, Australia. Wall facing north. Obtained with

wall_incl = 90
wall_decl = 180