Sundial Registry

	Merida	Sundial: 538

	State/Province: Yucatan	Country: Mexico
	Dial Type: Equatorial Dial	Condition: Age worn
	Latitude and Longitude:	20° 58.000' N 89° 37.000' W
Location:
On the roof of the Merida Cathedral

Description:
Generally identified as an equatorial, this stone cylindrical cavity dial uses the extremities of the semicircular dial plate as two independent styles. The dial face is marked with six equally-spaced hour lines with minor subdivisions. The east style casts the 6 AM to noon shadow while the west style casts the noon to 6 PM shadow. No construction date is give but is likely 18th century or earlier.

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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cadrans.solaires/cadrans/Cadran-mexique.html

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