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In sunny weather, the cardinal directions can be determined with a clock. To do this, you need to position the clock so that the hour hand points to the Sun. Divide the angle between the hour hand and 12 o'clock in half, and the line dividing this angle will point to the South, and the South will be on the right side of the Sun until 12 o'clock, and after 12 o'clock on the left. This method is suitable for determining the direction during the day, namely from 6 am to 6 pm.

In many regions of the country, in the summer time is set to an hour, so noon comes at 13 o'clock in the afternoon, i.e. the angle is measured between the hour hand and the number 1. On the territory of the USSR, maternity time was introduced, ahead of the standard time by an hour, i.e. in summer we have noon comes at 14 o'clock, respectively, the angle pointing to the South is already measured between the hour hand and the number 2 (see figure).

At night, the direction to the north is indicated by the Polar Star (the last star in the handle of the Ursa Minor bucket), which is easy to find on the continuation of the line connecting the two extreme stars of the Ursa Major bucket at a distance equal to about 5 distances between these stars. Quarterly clearings in the forests most often run from north to south and from east to west. The direction to the north is determined by the clearing separating the squares with the smallest numbers (see figure).

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