Sunrise series: 2010 spring equinox

DATE 4 April 2010
TIME 0557 (no daylight savings time in Japan; Japan is +9 hours GMT)
LOCATION: Kyoto rooftop

Photo of sunrise about a week after spring equinox--as soon as meteorological opportunity allowed.
Mt. Hiei to left of spot of sunrise.
Sun apparently moving towards Mt. Hiei.
By summer solstice, sun will rise to the left of Mr. Hiei.

Fall Equinox

The autumn equinox at sunrise

and the summer solstic sunrise


photos made easy by sleeping on the rooftop.
The precession of the equinoxes joined, too, by dedicated digital camera (canon powershop A590) which was preceded by a cell phone camera (Vodafone 802SE).

Mt. Hiei is the tallest in the range of eastern Kyoto at 848.1 metres (2,782 ft).