Noon Shadows Results

The sundial works when the earth moves around the sun, and casts a shadow as it does so. It takes the earth one year to move around the sun. At it's different positions around the change, the season's change with it. During the summer, the Earth is closer to the sun, while in the winter it is farther away. In December, you would have to face south instead of north, because the Earth is facing the Sun in a different position. If you were to do a sundial on the equator, it would be different, because the Sun's rays hit the equator directly, whereas here in Michigan, they do not. This all has to do with the Sun's direct rays on the Earth. In Sydney, Australia, the sundial would be different, because they have another position on the Earth, therefore, the rays would be different.