2007-09-06 04:02:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Find some trees, and park directly east of them.
2007-09-06 04:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun moves about 20 degrees per hour. You see 180 degrees from horizon to horizon.
So consider the direction. If it's 1 PM and there is a tree next to you in the West, it will probably shad all afternoon.
If it is 8 am and there is a tree to the EAst it will shade til about 11 AM
2007-09-06 04:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't really have to know east from west; just this: in the northern hemisphere, shadows always travel in a clockwise path across the ground. Look at where the shade is now, and park clockwise from that. Keep in mind that the shadows travel (on average) about half the speed of the hour-hand of a clock; and they travel fastest around noon.
If you live "down under," the shadows travel counter-clockwise.
2007-09-06 04:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by RickB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at the sky, and try imaging where the Sun will be in a few hours.
2007-09-06 04:09:39 · answer #4 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your latitude and the time of year, you can predict roughly what the path of the sun will be across the sky thus allowing you to predict where shadows will fall.
2007-09-06 04:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun moves from east to west in the sky which means shadows move generally from west to east.
2007-09-06 04:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if its am and you are facing the sun the shadow behind you will get smaller.
if its pm and you are facing the sun the shadow behind you will lengthened.
use that as a guideline, i cant help you any more cuz i have no info on your parking space
2007-09-06 10:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋