For what its' Worth.

The Solstice Season; That is the Time the Sun seems to hang in the Sky.
This is caused by the Earth motion around the Sun with its tilted axis.
It set up the Sun to rise and fall in the sky. The true action is in a
sine wave, with the Solstice periods being the top and bottoms of this
wave. the time period being about 27 days. Half of that time going into
the Solstice and the other half coming out.

So what this means is we'll see a gradual rising of the sun in the sky.
This will seem the be a gradual rise. About 8 days for the first degree
and increasing until it is about 4 days/ degree (actual 3.7} It is this
action that the Sun/Time Tables are set up from.

This knowledge makes it possible to use the extended arm and closed fist
for ball park sightings at local noons. You don't need Time period
tables or sextant. You won't be any where as accurate but with practices
you can get close.

So, watch the Sun's rise in the Summer Sky at noon. A good time for
mid-day cup of coffee

Ole Thom