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by perilunar 1102 days ago
> Conversely, if you pointed your clock's hour hand at the sun, you would know your "12:00" would be due north/south (depending on hemisphere).

Not quite. In the southern hemisphere the sun moves 'backwards', so you have to flip the clock backwards, or instead point the 12:00 mark at the sun and then the hour hand shows north/south.