The first methods for telling the time relied on the movement of the sun across the sky. When the sun was directly overhead it was the middle of the day, or 'noon' and when it was on the horizon, it was early morning or early evening, depending if it was in the east or the west. However, this method was not very accurate, but nevertheless, it has been used for countless years, from early man, right though to today.
There are also sun dials, where the movement of a shadow across a graded disc corresponds to a certain time.
The shadow of the sun on sundials changes throughout the day as the sun moves across the sky. This allows one to estimate the time.
You can tell time by observing the position of the sun in the sky. The sun rises in the east and moves westward across the sky, reaching its highest point at solar noon. By noting the direction of the sun and estimating its angle above the horizon, you can approximate the time.
Unfortunately, a sundial relies on the position of the sun's shadow to tell time, so it isn't possible to accurately tell time using a sundial on a cloudy day when the sun is obscured.
A sundial is a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day. The shadow moves around the sundial in a predictable way based on the sun's position in the sky, allowing people to estimate the time. Sundials have been used as timekeeping devices for centuries.
well... the sun rises in the east, so when the sun is low in the east it is early in the morning, when it gets to about half way directly upwards in the centre of the sky it is midday, and then when its in the west low down it is the evening.
People used the position of the sun to find directions and tell the time. By observing the direction of the sun or its shadows, people were able to determine East, West, North, and South, as well as approximate times of day.
Sun dials.
Probably by the position of the sun.
The Sun and it's angle.
they used the sun
well when their sun dial is malfunctioning, theyll use a watch
they use to tell time by looking at the sun. weather the sun was at the west or east or north or south, know they tell time by looking at the clock.
You can use a sun dial.
by looking at the sun or using a sun dial or an hour glass or mabey they had watches u never kno......
by the sun
You can tell the time by looking at the sun's position. A great time teller is the sunflower wich turns after the sun on how he moves .
hours!