When the sun was down how did societies that used sun dials know how much time has passed?

Question

When the sun was down how did societies that used sun dials know how much time has passed?

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Answer 1

So, in the good old days, nightlife kinda didn’t exist. people went to sleep pretty early.

Farming life meant knowing how many hours passed kinda didn’t matter. as long as you are up before noon, you are essentially golden.

For those in more “academic” environments, candles are generally used. in Asia, time was also measured using sticks of incense. as they burn at a relatively similar rate. Hourglass was also employed, most notably on ships and churches. But this would require the technology of Glass making to be unlocked first.