Globe

While we passively observe most sundials, this 16th-century design allows for closer interaction with its time-telling mechanics. Equal in accuracy to the Armillary Sphere, the Globe dial reads the shadows of both the sun and the moon.

Variations & finishes

A globe copper sundial with a gold band sits on a stone plinth in a shaded garden.

1. Copper

Copper verdigris patina

2. Stainless Steel

Mirror-polished stainless steel

Bronze statue of Atlas kneeling, holding a globe bronze sundial in a lush green garden.

3. Bronze

Bronze verdigris patina

Globe dial is available in two sizes with larger sizes available on request.

Available standard size

Globe dial is available in 20 inches and 27 inches diameter. Larger sizes are available on request. Atlas with globe is available in 22 inches height and 27 inches diameter.

Available finishes

Copper, Stainless Steel, Bronze

Example scale

20 inches and 27 inches diameter.
(Model scale: 71 inches)

Design details

Close-up of a shiny globe large sundial showing lunar phases and Roman numerals, with a building in the background.

Globe’s graceful crescent-shaped gnomon, with its hidden internal counterweight, is moved until the shadow is directly underneath, and the time is read against the hours engraved or etched into the surface.

The romance of telling the time in a moonlit garden creates an atmosphere of privacy and serenity. When doubling as a moon dial, it tells the time on the night of the full moon, as well as on three or four nights before and after as the moon waxes and wanes.

Close-up of a stainless steel sculpture engraved with moon phases, Full Moon text, and arrows like a sundial globe.

Shiny stainless steel globe on a stone plinth in a courtyard, framed by an arched doorway.

Statue of Atlas holding a bronze globe sundial, surrounded by purple flowers and greenery under a clear sky.

As an addition to the Globe dial, a cast of the Greek Titan, Atlas, can be commissioned to support the dial. This striking sundial poignantly reminds the viewer of the literal mass of responsibility carried by Atlas to support and maintain the Earth.