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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ricimer" data-source="post: 282214" data-attributes="member: 5999">just goes to show you how much of an indoor culture we are.I can tell time quite accurately when I spend  a while outdoors (assuming I knew the time when I went out).  If I get outside at about 1pm and puddle about doing stuff for a while I can look at the sky and my surroundings and get to within 10minutes (easily, I'm usually closer) to the time my friends watch says.  Of course, to make a show I closely investigate my bare arm before announcing the time.Hard way to do it if you aren't temporally (or spatially) gifted or as observant:  If the sun is directly overhead, or rather halfway between horizons, (here in nebraska the sun is ALWAYS a bit to the south) its noon.  Now, the sun moves 15 degrees every hour (shock, same distance between longitude lines that make up earths time zones...).  So if the sun is 45 degrees past its midpoint (this takes some general observation and orientation to notice where this is on a day to day basis) its 3 o'clock.  BTW fifteen degrees is the 1.5times the width of a clenched fist at arms length.  I.e. hold your fist out in front of you, that covers a 10 degree span from pinky side to thumb side.Thats basically how I do it, accept its quite subconcious after a little bit of practice.The little uncertainty is why people weren't to strict on meeting times and if it was really important the meeting would be at sunrise, or sunset due to their unequivicable nature, or noon because its quite easy to judge.</blockquote>

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