Year 2006

Sundial of the month June

Analemmatic sundial
Janskerkhof Utrecht

At its first quinquennium, in 1983, De Zonnewijzerkring proffered a design for an analemmatic sundial to the City of Utrecht.
That sundial was realised that same year.

In the summer of 2005, the designer had the opportunity to admire the sundial from a helicopter.

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Photograph from the helicopter. The sundial is to the left.

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Members of De Zonnewijzerkring behold the sundial.

During the last years of the 20th century, the sundial was in a bad state. In 2001 however, a thorough restoration was done.
The preparatory discussions used the original design sketch.


The original design sketch

Fer de Vries

Design and calculation: Hans de Rijk

English translation: RH