A garden sunclock is a type of analemmatic sundial, similar to the once popular horizontal sundial, usually mounted on a pedestal as seen in parks and stately homes.

A sunclock or Human Sundial involves the interaction of a person standing on a date scale and using their shadow to tell the time. The date scale is configured according to the sun’s declination on any particular date. Sunclocks are becoming very popular and are being used in many countries around the world.

You can create your own sunclock by choosing from a variety of materials such as bricks, pavers, concrete or gravel, to blend in with your gardenscape. Alternatively, you can simply have it painted onto concrete or another type of hard surface. If you are setting up your sunclock in a grassed area, the components can be set just below the surface to facilitate ease of mowing.

A garden sunclock will enhance your garden area making it both a focal point and a great conversational piece. See below for some images of current Garden Sunclocks. You may notice that on some photographs you will see a double arc of hour points instead of the usual one - these are used in locations using daylight saving (such as New South Wales and Victoria). Your sunclock is unique to your particular location as it is calculated to your exact Latitude and Longitude on the Earth’s surface.

The area required for a sunclock is 6 metres long on a East to West alignment and 3 metres long on a North to South alignment, usually on a flat level surface in a shade free area. So why not take advantage of our unique outdoor living and lifestyle and install a sunclock today!

The cheapest way to install a sunclock is for the school to install the project themselves - either by the grounds staff or the students. As shown in the photos below, a sunclock can be simply painted on the ground using line marking paint.

As shown in the photos below, a sunclock can also be used as a seating and recreational area, or simply set into a grassed area using paving blocks etc, allowing for ease of mowing and also vandal proofing.