The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago

The main interest of the moon position is that it's a bright object, everybody knows. No need any specific knowledge. Now that while you had this conversion the moon moved a lot, so expect that so many hour have passed. It's rough but sufficient

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