Astronomical Clock Chariot Of Mars At The Strasburg Cathedral, France. Stock Photo

The Strasbourg astronomical clock is the third clock in the Cathedral and dates from 1843. It stands in a corner lit by light largely from stained glass windows behind a pillar showing sveral angels. Farious figures and animals decorate the clock and move at different times during the day. The clock calculates the date, displays sidereal time on the celestial globe and has a dial indicating apparent solar time movement of the sun and moon. There is a planetary dial showing the gravitation of the six planets visible to the naked eye and a lunar globe indicating the phases of the moon.