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Considering this, how do you use a watch compass at night?

If you're wearing an analogue watch – i.e. one with hands on it as opposed to digits – hold it horizontally in the palm of your hand and point the hour hand to the sun. Say it is two o'clock, draw an imaginary line between the hour hand and twelve o'clock to create the north-south line.

Also, how do you tell south from a watch? Steps

1. Hold the watch horizontally. This trick can be used anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere during the day, when the sun is visible.
2. Point the hour hand in the direction of the sun.
3. Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the 12 o'clock mark to find South.

Herein, how do you use a watch as a compass in Australia?

Hold a watch with 12 o'clock at left. Move your arm so the hour hand points at the sun. The spot halfway between the hour hand and the 12 is north.

Can you use a watch as a compass?

To use your watch as an approximate compass outside of the tropics in the northern hemisphere, hold the watch horizontal and point the hour hand at the sun. Half way between that point and the twelve o'clock mark on your watch points to the south.