Neighbourhoods at a Glance - Prague and Czech Republic - page 210

The sun arm points to the hour (without any daylight-saving time adjustment) on
the Roman-numeral ring; the top XII is noon and the bottom XII is midnight. The out-
er ring, with Gothic numerals, reads traditional 24-hour Bohemian time, counted from
sunset; the number 24 is always opposite the sunset hour on the fixed (inner) face.
The moon , with its phases shown, also traces a path through the zones of day and
night, riding on the offset moving ring. On the ring you can also read which houses of
the zodiac the sun and moon are in. The hand with a little star at the end of it indicates
sidereal (stellar) time.
The Calendar Wheel
The calendar wheel beneath the clock's astronomical wizardry, with 12 seasonal
scenes celebrating rural Bohemian life, is a duplicate of one painted in 1866 by the
Czech Revivalist Josef Mánes. You can have a close look at the beautiful original in
the Prague City Museum. Most of the dates around the calendar wheel are marked
with the names of their associated saints; 6 July honours Jan Hus.
DON'T MISS...
» The parade of Apostles during the hourly chimes
» The carved figures of Vanity, Greed, Death and Pagan Invasion
» The beautifully painted 19th-century calendar wheel
PRACTICALITIES
» OFFLINE MAP
» Old Town Hall, Staroměstské náměstí
» chimes on the hour 9am-9pm
» Staroměstská