Sun Path and Shadow Chart

About this printable

Know where every shadow will fall before you plant. A sun-path diagram for June, the equinoxes and December, plus a shadow-length table for 25°N to 50°N.

Inside

• Sun paths through the year, seen from above (40°N)
• Noon sun height and shadow factor by latitude
• Shadow = height × factor, with a worked example
• Useful for beds, greenhouses, fruit trees and solar panels

What you get

• 2 colorways: Forest (deep green, for framing) and Linen (light, easy on printer ink)
• 4 sizes each: 8.5 × 11 in, A4, A3 and 18 × 24 in
• Files: the 8.5 × 11 in PDF in each colorway, plus a zip of all four sizes per colorway

Print at home on Letter or A4, or send the A3 or 18 × 24 file to a print shop or online printer. The files are vector PDFs, so lines and lettering stay sharp at any size. Print at 100% ("Actual size").

This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped. Download from Purchases and Reviews on etsy.com in a web browser (the Etsy app can't download files). Frame not included.

Good to know

• Personal-use license: print as many copies as your household needs. Please don't resell or share the files.
• Part of the EarthArtEther Field Chart Collection: all eight charts in one download for $19, less than the price of five.
• Calculated from solar geometry (declination ±23.44°).