Signs of Zodiac - Mount Holyoke College Rose Garden Sundial - South Hadley, MA, USA
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N 42° 15.441 W 072° 34.383
18T E 700188 N 4681202
A sundial on the campus of Mount Holyoke College Rose Garden contains the signs of the zodiac. Mount Holyoke College is located at 50 College Street in South Hadley, MA.
Waymark Code: WM17B7F
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2023
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In the center of the rose garden at Mount Holyoke College there is an 18" diameter horizontal dial. The dial has Roman numerals marking the hours between 5 am to 7 pm. The signs of the Zodiac appear in the inner circle below the Roman numerals. The signs are in the form of pictures. Clockwise from the bottom of the picture they are:
Aquarius (Water Bearer)
Libra (Balance)
Scorpius (Scorpion)
Capricornus (Goat)
Sagittarius (Archer)
Virgo (Virgin)
Pisces (Fish)
Aries (Ram)
Taurus (Bull)
Gemini (Twins)
Cancer (Crab)
Leo (Lion)
The dial contains a stylized sunburst pattern. It is placed on top of an octagonal base set on a stone deeply fluted pillar which itself rests on a larger octagonal base.
The dial is inscribed:
TO LARGER SIGHT
THE RIM OF SHADOW
IS THE LINE OF LIGHT