What's New Under the Sun
Trio of Solar Eclipses in Spain
Thursday, 28 May 2026 22:13
A wonderful trio of solar eclipses on the Iberian Peninsula will occur. The first will occur on 12 August 2026 with viewing time of more than 2 minutes. lThe second, almost exactly a year later on 2 August 2027 , will be even more spectacular, with an eclipse duration of 4 minutes. On 26 January...
Clark College Celebrates Sundial at 40th Anniversary
Thursday, 07 May 2026 20:31
In August, 2009 the NASS Conference was held in Portland, Oregon and visited the sundial at Clark College in Vancouver, WA. The equatorial sundial, built in 1984, had just received a new gnomon: an analemmatic or "bowling pin" gnomon that corrects for the Equation of Time. On May 4th, 2026 the...
1720 American-Made Brass Sundial up for Auction
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 17:05
Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas, is auctioning a brass dial signed by "Patrick Hepburn, Marlborough, Maryland, 1720".. The dial face has a rich green patina with rough but accurate engraving of Roman numeral hours, delineated with half, quarter and eighth hour marks. The dial has an eight point...
New Sundial Glossary of Terms
Monday, 13 April 2026 00:13
Photo of Conical Sundial by its maker, Henrik Hollander Do you wonder what a Bifilar Sundial is? Or a Campbell-Stokes Recorder? Maybe you are studying facts about astrolabes and come across the word almucantar. Are they rings in the sky? Our perhaps you want to make a vertical dial and need the...
British Columbia goes on Permanent Daylight Time - 2026
Monday, 06 April 2026 01:29
The Times Colonist in an article of March 28, 2026 by Hannah Link, reports that as of November 2026, British Columbia will change to permanent daylight time. "That means sundials in B.C. will always be one hour behind, no matter the time of year, said Victoria-based sundial enthusiast Steve...
World Sundial Day - March 20, 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026 21:52
Building on the success of the 2025 inaugural event celebrating world sundial day on March 20th, 2026. This global online gathering celebrates sundials, timekeeping, astronomy, history, art, mathematics, craftsmanship, and cultural heritage across the world. The 2026 presentations include "Ancient...
NASS Conference Coming to Louisville, KY - June 25-28, 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026 21:47
UPDATE: We will have a special tour of the Kentucky Viet Nam Memorial Sundial. See the attachment about the construction of this wonderful memorial. Get ready to travel. This year the 31th NASS annual conference will be held in Louisville, KY at the Hyatt Regency Hotel June 25th - June 28th. The...
Madison Historic Dial Returns
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 00:24
On October 4, 2025 Madison Historical Society of Ohio was able to have their sundial returned after 32 years, when in 1993 it was moved to the lawn of Lake County Courthouse to reduce the chance of vandalism. The sundial was originally placed at Madison Home 100 years ago on Saturday, October 24,...