THE MOST COMPLICATED CLOCK IN THE WORLD TO READ

[@TechInTheCityHonolulu]

#HonestGuide, The day in the year is: stus - Davida kråle (Wednesday) December 30, 2020 at 17:15 (5:15 P.M.)

[@HONESTGUIDE]

It appears we have a winner! I went through all the comments, and YOU were closest to the actual time the picture was taken on 30th on December 2020, 17:18 (really close!) There was one comment that had the same time, but was posted later. So sir, you are the winner of our book! Will contact you via Email :)

[@kennylex]

You forgot the star date :-D

[@redline4184]

Jesus is great

[@someinteresting]

Yes, yes, and another hand shows the price of the trdelnik in the square. 😂😂😂

[@williamduncan7401]

Actually one of them reminds you of the genuine exchange rate

[@peterk.6093]

And there is also a list of people who donated to impaired buddhist monks with coloured pigeons, mentioning also how much they gave them in czech crowns and belarus rubels.

[@und4287]

@@peterk.6093 And of the "deaf" "donation" scammers

[@madrider4114]

i dont know why do people find funny the trdelník prices 1 alright it´s expensive but talking about it again and again isn´t funny and belive it or on but czech people that come to look to the prague shop it too

[@someinteresting]

@@madrider4114 I wasn't commenting on the price. I meant that on the clock very many things are shown even such very "traditional" thing as this pastry.

[@SpyDronedotGov]

Janek: The hardest clock in the world to read Meanwhile the c(l)ock in Brno: Am I a joke to you?

[@janekrubes]

You got a point :)

[@martinsidliak3208]

True

[@josesousa1059]

I've lived in Masarykova for 2 years already and still don't know how to tell the time there.

[@kibicz]

Well, Prague orloj is harder to read, Brno cock is impossible to read and there is even video of its author who was asked to read the time - he stared at it, and then checked his wrist watch to tell the time.

[@sarahsleamanova2072]

Asi tak 😂

[@praguematist]

A year timelapse of the astronomical clock would be awesome! Please, do this thing 😃

[@Worldofourown2024]

Yea, that would probably help many to understand it. While doing the timelapse, displaying the time, day, etc. as subtitles would just rock that video.

[@JarppaGuru]

@@Worldofourown2024 need 24 shot every day. 1 shot everyday not show all

[@Worldofourown2024]

@@JarppaGuru Sounds about right for there are 24 hours in a day. I guess it never happens until someone mounts a camera from one of businesses right across the cobbled way which I think is a bar and restaurant if I remember correctly.

[@jacobfreeland3303]

@@JarppaGuru True, but 24 fps is a common frame rate so it would be 365 seconds long or 6 minutes

[@filipfilipov2261]

1. Old Bohemian time (aka Italian hours) sun -> 1 ; moon -> 12:20 2. Babylon -> 16 3. Central Europran Time (aka Old German) -> 14:40 4. Star Time -> V (5) 5. Calendar Dial -> 1 Ort 6. Zodiac sign for Moon -> Cancer ; Sun -> Sagitarus (which indicates the picture is taken between November and December) 7. Golden hand and Sun position -> 1 8. The Tropic Capicorn is red

[@popecorkyxxiv2363]

I live in Vancouver, Canada. Home of the famous Steam Clock. The statement, "Many people come here, take a picture of it, look at it, many are disappointed by the show every hour" really hits home for me.

[@janmacek1648]

Nobody can force tourists to stare on some clock for few minutes Mistr Hanuš: Hold my beer

[@ellenhaas3769]

Hold my Pilsner urquell

[@aspensulphate]

I think the "hold my beer" ruse has run its course

[@steppenfuchs5608]

My dad got a souvenir version of this clock. Let’s say it wasn‘t his most useful purchase.

[@elsafrt5540]

I actually love the astronomical clock, I remember being so mesmerised by it both of the time I was in Prague. My favourite figurine is the skeleton, it etched in my mind “memento mori” and it became kind of a mantra to me :) Ahoj from Italy!

[@Worldofourown2024]

Yes, "Memento Mori," is the exact message everyone sees which reminds us of our mortality and death coming due. Yikes. That's the very topic most people are so uncomfortable about. I watched it numerous times while there noticing most people got uncomfortable and complained at the end of each show. It was sorta cute and funny watching the show below the clock. lol

[@vahidtaghiloo6841]

Here is my guess: The slunce is in Capricorn Zodiac so it's winter. The zodiac ring is divided into 72 elliptic curves each curve being about 5 days. From the first picture, it seems late December. The second picture shows that it's David's day, so the date is December 30th and I guess the year is 2020. Sunset is around 16:05 (aligning of Roman number 4 and Arabic number 24) The current local time is around 17:10. (Golden hand on Roman numerics, upper XII is 12:00 noon, lower XII is 12:00 midnight) Old bohemian time is around 1:05 (Golden hand on Arabic numerics) Babylonian time is around 10:55 or 11:00 (hand on the blue section and black numerics) Star time is around 23:55 (Golden star on Roman numerics, upper XII is 12:00 midnight, lower XII is 12:00 noon)

[@lecisko]

Brno astronomical "clock": hold my b... alls.

[@yngwiexd]

brno astronomical cock

[@cfox73]

As a child, all i wanted was to watch the death ring the bell.

[@brucenyarugwe1427]

In Olomouc there is a new astronomical clock, maybe after these Lockdowns the Honest Guide will in Olomouc.

[@iArithanas]

Yes! Please take us to Olomouc!

[@nescius2]

good idea! go to Olmek!

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

17:04 dec 30th Goes hand in hand with the full moon and sunset of around 16:00 Edit: Also a handful of days into the constellation of pisces which starts at dec 22nd

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

@Abu Dabu thanks, I got that mixed up bad :D

[@bow788]

This picture was taken on December 30th, 2020. Which is in the Capricorn Zodiac. Sun set will be at Dusk with a Full moon. It is in the 5:00 hour. since there is no minute hand it's difficult to figure out the minutes. I am going to go with 5:02, since there is not Apostles, they take about 30 seconds to cycle, in the windows so it is past 5:00, but with the hand where it is it could be anywhere between 5:01-5:10 depending on what angle you are taking the picture in. The star time is 6:00, and the Babylonian time is 1. Also the name day is Davida! (I think I am spelling that right. The words are so tiny, but that gave me a for sure that it's the 30th.)

[@suidkorea]

The replica in Korea stands still today 16th of NOV, 2021 It was built kinda decade ago and also became one of a landmark of surrounding area 'Hongdae' Built by a chef who loves Czech food and it is quite a only place to taste Cesks food in Seoul as far as I know

Hello, in my opinion is true answer for you guestion: Wednesday 30 December 2020 - 17:03hrs (05:03pm) - the Czech Day Name: David (= 30th December) - Golden Hand at 5) with the Sun inside sunset (Past Midday) and Zodiac representing: Capricornus (=Dec 22nd utill Jan 20th). That is what it is all about :-)

[@captainie1]

Janek and Honza. Wishing you both and your families a great 2021. Thank you for entertaining and informing us non Czech people about your wonderful country. Fingers crossed I may somehow be able, for the first time, to visit Prague this year. Kind regards from Ireland, Liam

This reminds me a "History of mathematics" course, which I studied in the summer term at CTU taught by doc. Šolcová. One whole lecture was devoted to the Orloj, it's mechanisms and history (and why it didn't work or didn't work correctly for the most of it's existence). To pass the exam (besides other requirements) you had to be able to read all four times from the Orloj and explain them.

[@vojtsn]

I am still confused

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

To sum it up its the Swiss knife of clocks.

[@conceptalfa]

Vojtsn - you're not alone.... 🙃

[@cavs6663]

HYPERS

[@conceptalfa]

@@cavs6663 que???

[@cavs6663]

@@conceptalfa you dont understand

[@ccityplanner1217]

I remember being amazed by the Astro growing up in Prague, it was the most complicated thing ever. I managed to work out how to read the kalendar dial, but not the astronomical dial, so thank-you. When I was a child I thought the noise at 7:47 was because the windows needed oiling, but later found out that it's supposed to be an imitation of a cock crowing (does that make it a cuckoo clock?). The apostles actually look quite ugly up close, but they're designed to be seen from below & at a distance with the most advanced mathematical perspective of the day, probably one of the first times it was used outside Italy. St John's Day is the opposite of Christmas. This actually has a symbolic meaning derived from John 3:30.

[@cheezesmoker8851]

The face has been changed, and every statue has been changed

[@miles_ca]

0:49 this makes more sense to me, because a hour is longer then a minute. I like it

[@astrofuntimes]

December 30th 2020, 17:11. The golden hand indicates slightly past 17 o clock, with the outer ring of bohemian time indicating just over 1H past sunset (16:09 on the 30th), so the time is 16:09+1H+a few minutes = 17:11. This is reinforced by the sun being in the red area on the face, indicating it is past sunset. The date can be seen on the bottom face: December 30, David’s nameday. This matches the zodiac signs in the small circle of the top face, which indicates the first half of Capricorn (21-12 to 19-1) and the fact that the sun is rather low on the big hand, which also indicates winter. The date also matches the last full moon of 2020: the moon on the clock clearly indicates a full moon on the day of the photo. I should add though that the sidereal time seems to be incorrect: the actual sidereal time at 17:11 on December 30 2020 is 00:47, NOT the 11:47 the star is showing. In the summer it would be off by an additional hour due to summertime, so I have no idea where this difference is coming from. As it is, the clock is indicating Greenwich sidereal time, which would be of very little use in Prague.

[@MrSkiety]

The picture was taken at the 30th of December 2020, around 17:10 hours.

Not sure about the year (I think is not displayed on clock) but rest seem to be correct 🙂 At least is David name day

[@michalrezny3473]

@ According to the moon phase (full moon) the year 2020 is correct guess.

[@djmech3871]

December 30 at 16:10 it would already be dark.

[@laurentiuzele812]

Dude,you explained it better than any tourist guide,it all makes scnce now so thank you!!!!

[@LisaHerger]

Yay! My husband solved it! It's 5pm on Winter solstice. If it's a normal year, that means December 21st. If it's a leap year, then it's December 20th.

[@NetAndyCz]

Over a decade ago, I got a star chart that also contained detailed explanation of how the astronomical clock works at the Prague Planetarium, I think it is one of few places where you could find someone who actually understands the various times the clock shows and how it does operate.

[@suzwittman]

Thank you for explaining how to read the astronomical clock. It is a true work of art and mechanical design. You are right, people who designed this clock are smarter than me. I’ve been in Prague 4 times and have seen this clock many times and had no idea how to interpret/read it. BTW- I was very impressed with the apostles trip on the hour considering it was designed 600 years ago.

[@jeffreyblack666]

Is the "star time" sidereal time? This is where the stars (other than the sun) would be in the same position. Each sidereal day lasts 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds. So it should shift by 4 minutes relative to mean solar time each day.

[@odetaautukaite3180]

Thank you Janek and Honza. From the beginning of when I start watching your video, I have even more appreciation for Prague and Czech.

[@katarzynaw4664]

My guess for the challenge: 30.12.2020, 17:00 (or 5 P.M.). Also: sunset around 4 P.M., Star time = 6 (?), Winter, Full moon, Zodiac: Capricornus

[@martinmilek3572]

Thanks! As a Czech I have been taught when I was a small kid, but since then I have forgotten it, and somehow never thought about relearning it. :)

[@ondrejsacky3652]

Interesting is also stone decoration round the dials. Upper dial has around creatures. From sunset to dawn there are "evil" creaures of the night: cat-demon-bat-hedgehog-frog. For day, good creatures: lamb and dog. Lower dial has around circle of vine, which changes as seasons of the year are passing. Balcony on the left has bottom decorated with (rasp)berries in different stages of growth. It was all in color back that time when the clock was built. And I must not forget to mention the skeleton statue, which is symbol of vanitas, transience of time.

[@davidhcobbald3632]

Absolutely fascinating! I saw this beautiful Astronomical Clock when I was in Prague in 2010. It really is amazing! Thanks also for explaining the name days, I always wondered how that worked! There is also an Astronomical Clock in the St Mary Basilica in Gdansk, Poland! I saw it when I visited there in 2019!

[@WhereWhatHuh]

December 14 at 5 PM (17:00). The sun is low, Winter; The sun is in the December astrological sign, December; the moon is New Moon (dark) so Dec. 14, and the hour hand points to V which is 17:00. I paused at 8:45 to puzzle it out. Continuing to see if I'm right...

[@ОльгаФейдак]

17:09. One hour after bohemian end of day (16:09, sunset) and it is David days so it is 30.12(30. Prosince)

[@siriusczech]

Hello, Honza and Janek! If you are explaining it correctly, you are filming this around 21st of December, when Sagitarus turns to Capricorn (assuming the clocks go right way). The sun is shortest there to match long nights and short days as you explain. The tricky part is with the photo. The moon is completely dark and the date is around Silvestr/New year date. Novum of Moon was 30th of December 2020 and as long as I assume it was taken by you this year, it suits the best for that day. Trouble is with time of the day - the golden hand rests exactly on 5PM, but at this part of the year it should definitely be dark around and I am in doubts that the lights around are so bright that it wouldn´t be seen. But everything fits, so my tip: 30th December 2020, 5PM :)

[@auadisian]

Before visiting Prague, I found a brochure on Prague.eu that taught me how to read the Astronomical Clock. Thank you for making this video. Nobody should stand clueless before this masterpiece!

[@yulialirtsman]

Thank you for this video! From what you been able to teach and me understand 😂😂 it is 30.12 at 17:00 and seems like the current. Waiting for my next visit in Prague to check in life this lesson 😍🤗

[@Darwinek]

The complicated mechanism inside is truly marvelous too.

[@a_kep]

The calendarium shows the date 30. 12. letter G and feast day Davida krále. The Clock shows arround 17:01, as it has to be past the full hours, otherwise we would see the apostles The year must be 2020, as there was a full moon in the morning of the 30. December 2020

[@GlobetrotterBR]

I've been in front of it and it is really impressive, a beautiful artwork!

[@rpg.strength]

The picture was taken on december 30 at 5 pm. Thank you for all these useful tips! I discover you 2 months before my first trip to Prague last year and it was the best discovery I made before and during my trip. I can't wait to go back with my girlfriend.

[@rono8153]

Thanks for the great videos, laughed when he goes for a drink with you and you tell him that you are really angry ( Uplne nasranej) 😂👌. I didn't know until then that you were also Czech, I myself am also a Czech who no longer lives in the Czech Republic and haven't heard the choice of words for a long time, I had to start laughing right away. Please keep it up 👏

[@xoxerxes]

It is indeed amazing. Just to think of the complexity and the engineering and knowledge and understanding of the celestial behaviour that went into this is outside of most of peoples capacity today. I am wondering how many people can really explain the whole mechanics at all today without having to look up most of the details. Also, honestly, who would actually need that information anyway. Thanks for the video. I saw the clock many times already but now I will see it from a different perspective as well when I visit Prague again in the future.

[@JanePope-f8f]

Wow that's complicated but I can look at the suna and moon now,love your vlogs so helpful. Jane

[@michaelg4411]

It turns out that even though my wife is from Prague, she couldn’t read the time on the Astronomical Clock until we watched this video. We think it was 30/12/2020 at 17.07. My wife and I can’t wait to go back to Prague soon. In the meantime, we’ll keep watching your videos for ideas of new places to visit, although we’ll definitely have to visit the Academia bookshop again for a coffee on the balcony overlooking Václavské náměstí. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@AcousticallyYours]

We just arrived in old Praha (Prague) today and look forward to seeing the clock soon!!

[@mollygarrison1860]

I was surprised I had never heard of this amazing clock! Thank you for sharing it. I have added it to my list of destinations. Hopefully the Czech Republic is open for visitors again by now :)

[@dzmitrystremkouski]

30.12.2020, 16:05:00. It has beet taken from 17:00, as 17H does not seem to be right. At this time it is really dark in Prague in December. Probably TZ shifted.

[@VeronikaAgamova]

24th of December 2020, 17:08, Capricorn, and first quarter of the Moon

[@Diegoguzpen]

My guess: 16th of December at 17:01 :) Great video!

[@grandmaashley]

grandma approved

[@Watashiwakira420]

What about grandpa

[@felixplatzer3924]

@@Watashiwakira420 he went to get milk

[@NilsTillander]

The challenge gives 30th December (30th of a month in 31 days, with a 28 days month 2 months later) at about 18:00 /the sun, low down on the hand, indicating winter, reaches the crepuscule, so dusk)! But the metadata says 2 Jan Sat, 17:54 GMT+01:00 :D

[@n7eet]

As a Saudi Arabia, i can say we are glad that giving our numericals and algebra to the Czech is a fair trade for all the Pilsners that they produced it with..

Clock challenge: 30.12.2019 17:10 CET

[@AndreaSvatosova]

I guess the picture was taken on December 30th 2020 at 17:00, the name day hand says it's Davida's name day (which is on 12/30) and the moon hand signals a full moon (which coincidentally happened to be on 2020/12/30 too).

[@stischer47]

I love your pronunciation of English words - like Apostles.

[@jakubsmija8593]

Hello from Cyprus! The picture was taken at 17.00h on Wednesday, 30th December on David's nameday

[@motialvim]

When I was there, it was rainy so I didn't spend too much time to look at so many details. Hope as soon as possible I can go back to Prague and visit others cities as well. In advance, I would like to say the host is cute and I like your insights. Shalom from Tel Aviv, or Uvidíme se později!

[@HONESTGUIDE]

Do you have a picture of Orloj? If so can you email it to [e-mail] Try to send as high resolution as possible, and if possible, what day, month, and the year it was taken. Thank you! I have a crazy idea... and want to try something. (regarding timelapse...)

[@christopherhill3353]

If I can track it down I should have a couple I can send you

[@amitkool21]

Is that idea still in motion, cuz I'm coming to Prague :D

[@paisleybuddie5096]

The dial with all the Name Days shows 30th December, the hand telling the time is just after 17 so my guess is 17:07 on 30/12/2020

[@12ele12]

for the clock challenge: December 30, 17:06 i think. if you look really close you can see it is th 30th on the lower clock, and its just a little past 17:00.

[@Maxime_K-G]

I calculated it to be the 31st of December, 17 hours and 1 or 2 minutes, just after the little show with the apostles. I really hope I'm right. Very interesting concept for a video! You guys could come explain the Zimmertoren next, haha.

[@dieweltentdecker5878]

@HONEST GUIDE In Switzerland there is also a church clock with changed pointers.

[@clairewalsh6638]

Thank you very informative, looking forward to seeing it in real life, the last time I visited it was being renovated

[@tatsuoozeki6840]

I visited Prague in mid-September 2018 and I saw the clock. But I didn't know the clock is so many feature. Thank you for explaining about the watch.

[@RenagadeZZZ]

The Day I think is Dec. 27th bc the sun / hand arrow has just entered the winter quadrant of the zodiac dial. Capicorn is I think from Dec. 22 to Jan. 20th and each tick is 5 days, so I went with 5+2 to get 27. As for the time... somewhere like 5pm. I really enjoyed learning about the clock, thanks so much for sharing! Now I can impress my family when we come to visit.

[@MoonBratStudio]

Thank you for making this. This clock is so inspiring to me!

[@Pocitacgamer]

Ok so I tried to learn from your video and this is my guess: 30th January 5:10 PM (30.1. 17:10) - Sun is low so it is a short day, so it is winter and the Sun is in red, so it is dusk. And sunset appears to be at 4PM.

[@sushifornico]

Here is my best guess - its 30 December about 17:10 - 30 December as I zoomed into the lower dial and the names day is David in Czech Republic :-)

[@Pyrochemik007]

Calendars were reformed several times, names do not have to fit old days anymore.

[@sushifornico]

@@Pyrochemik007 true - I go with what I saw there :-)

[@AaaSWE]

Finally some explaination of this. Been looking att it many times trying to figure it out. Last time it was under renovation tho.

[@aviroopmaity]

Thank you soooooooooooooooo I was VERY CONFUSED 😵‍💫 0:07

[@reddishlu]

Great Video! I think it says 30/12/2020 at 17:07! Excited to get a signed copy! 😄

[@ivanovcentrumcz]

The reconstruction was really successful. Splendor

[@reearean]

The clock (which he can't read) is telling you the Sun is in Capricorn and the moon is in Pisces

[@NetAndyCz]

As for the image, I will go with 2019-12-30 17:03:28, not sure about the year though, I cannot really see the moon phase properly

[@jachymhorak968]

Jeden z nejlepších dílů HG vůbec! 👍

[@luisamoratelli7845]

Picture taken in 30/12 around 17h. Also it was a full moon, 1 hour after the sunset (bohemian time) and 12 hours after the sunrise (babilonian time). Zodiac month capricorn

[@kenttheboomer721]

I think Honest Guide should do a collaboration with PPPeter, where you meet at a Czechia/Slovakia and you're constantly getting Peter and crew out of trouble.

[@petoklal]

You plus get a nice view of the square and the city from up in the tower.

[@inconspicuous-nobody]

This is so wildly cool!! I'm going to binge all your videos before I visit Prague.

[@julescpp]

My guess: Dec 30 2020 17:23 Photos Metadata: Jan 02 2021 17:54

[@elizabethnilsson1815]

There is an English man who explain who to read the astrological clock and IT IS TRUELLY AMUSING WHEN YOU WHATCH THAT and UNDERSTAND NEARLY EVEYTHING HOW EVERYTHING IS SET TOGETHER IN OUR WORD ON TH EEARTH ACCORDING TO THE GALAXY OR THE SPACE IT IS MORE THAN WORD TO FIND OUT HOW THAT CLOCK WAS BUILD FOR TO SHOW EXACT THE VIDEO CALL ; HOW TO READ THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK. You will learn and understand everything so much more of our world and the universe

[@azza0911]

30th December 2020 at 5.05pm? Šťastný nový rok Janek & Honza!

[@cestakou357]

You have to use the vocative case when addressing people, so it would be "Janku a Honzo"

[@tanguybilliet2241]

@@cestakou357 exactly!

[@inakab6650]

I just looked for a time lapse and couldn’t find anything satisfactory...Would really appreciate the idea you have coming to fruition

[@KissShotMokou]

that's amazing, as a Hungarian I can also appreciate the calendar as the dates carry the same meanings here.

[@KlaraL-_-]

This whole video was so much fun and it was very informative! Also, I didn´t know they built one in Korea!

[@viktormobayedsindar9642]

Time: 17:050 Star sign: Capricorn Initial date of the sign: December 22. Past sections of the sign according to the sun: 2 Estimated date: December 22 + 10 days approximately = January 1 Sunset: 16:00 Bohemian time: 1:00 Sidereal Time: 6:00 Moon: Full Moon

[@jirkaprantl724365658]

My guess is 17:08 on 21st of January :) ... and I'm really looking forward to the last explanation of the "Byzanthian star" clock

[@patrikmoller3643]

We have a similar astronomical clock dated to the early 1400s at the Cathedral i Lund here in Sweden, you should come visit som day :)

[@daidhippie]

Kluci bezva videjko. Takhle odprezetované v univerzálním jazyce jsem ještě neviděl. Díky. Daid

[@hnatoha]

A v českém jazyce jste to viděl? Kde?

[@europeanambience]

Great explanation. I binaural recorded the bells last weekend. Sounds amazing

[@ladadefi]

Ahoj, skvělé video! Jsem rodilá pražačka ale vůbec jsem nevěděla co všechno se dá na z orloje vyčíst a jak. Asi pozdě ale muj tip je 30.12. 17:16

[@WooShell]

It really takes a Czech to be able to make Honsa the short form of Jan..

[@Domihork]

The photo was taken on 30th of December (30.12.) 2020, at 17:02.

[@nicolaspheulpin]

challenge accepted ! December 30th - 17h12min happy new year to both of you, keep it up :)

[@AutumnMoonlight95]

Such a beautiful historical piece. My husband and I would love to see the year long time lapse!

[@nickpedley3502]

Happy new year Janek and Honza. Thanks for that great video presentation

[@danieladolejsi5040]

This is amazing! I finally understand it a bit! 😁 I would say the picture was taken on 30.12. at 17:03. 🤔