Calculate the Amount of Sunlight Left

Posted on: 08/11/10

Here is a tip on how to calculate the amount of sunlight left. If you you hold your arm straight out in front of you and hold your 4 fingers in a line with you top index finger at the bottom of the sun and your pinkie to the ground each width of your hand will represent about 45 minutes of sun light left in the day!

Depending on the size of your hand it will always work out very close.

Comments

good tip, I just write down

Submitted by numbnutz on Wed, 2010-09-01 11:17.

good tip, I just write down the legal sunset in my note pad for each day and my gps has a clock. I can usally get 45 mins of shooting light after the sun goes behind the ridges.

good tip

Submitted by fire5179 on Sat, 2010-08-28 12:26.

good tip

I use this technique almost

Submitted by Alpine_Archer on Wed, 2010-08-11 16:11.

I use this technique almost daily. I don't carry a watch anymore at all. It's a great tool to have. Though my hands are bigger then most so I guess 4 fingers is 1 hour lol.

You've been watching too much

Submitted by Critter on Wed, 2010-08-11 08:23.

You've been watching too much survivor man

Good tip.

Submitted by ManOfTheFall on Wed, 2010-08-11 03:40.

Good tip.

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