03 Jul 08 11:08, Cindy Haglund wrote to Roger Nelson:


 RN>> Yes, it is, and I shamefully admit I don't remember the answer.
 RN>> There's also a navigational answer to it, too.

 CH>  I was baffled by the what time is it when you hold four fingers up
 CH> between sun and horizon.

We aren't amazed at that.

 CH> Taking my walk this morning at 7AM so I could and did get back from
 CH> our two mile walk while it was still enjoyably cool- I did that four
 CH> finger thing and said okay it's uh July and sumer so it's 7ish.

What time was sun-rise?

 CH> (Knowing what time it was is of course was a cheat but then again you
 CH> KNOW it's just past dawn..

But how far past dawn?

 CH> If it were winter it' would be after 7 or so...

Oh?

 CH> Don't you all know what 'day' looks like during the course of the
 CH> day?

Yeah. It's lighter than the dark of night.

 CH> :) :) Now I couldn't tell you what time it might be by night because
 CH> I'm usually sound asleep at night and even if I was awake I'd say
 CH> well it feels like the middle of the night 

And you could prove this, how?

 CH> But by daylight as long as the sun is shining I can guess the hour
 CH> fairly well and yes the season matters.

Oh yeah? Today the sun was shining, but I couldn't see it. What time was
it?

 CH> Just by how the light falls/ the shadows made etc.. by how the day
 CH> looks.

Ahhh.

 CH> Now on an OVercast day: this is much harder Except at noon which is
 CH> when the 'day' looks brightest unless there is a dark cloud
 CH> thunderstorm going on at the time ...

Don't forget the moon-bats. The moon-bats have to be hibernating if it's
day time and the dark clouds are winter clouds instead of summer clouds.

                R\%/itt



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