shadow length
Gnomon's dark extension
Shadow length is the distance a shadow extends from the object casting it.
The term appears most often in contexts involving the sun's position: Shadow length increases as the sun approaches the horizon.
Architects, photographers, and sundial makers calculate shadow length to understand how light falls at different times of day and year.
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- gnomonSundial's shadow-casting projection
- noonDay's exact middle
- duskDimming after sundown
- dawnDay's first glow
silhouette · cast · elongated · short · tall · golden hour · measurement · angle · sun · light · time · afternoon · tell time · morning · solstice · equinox · projection · ground
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