How to create a shadow compass in the Northern Hemisphere. ✨ HOW SHADOWS WORK: Shadows cast on the opposite side of the light source. So even though the sun rises in the East and sets in the West…for the shadow method, our first marker is going to be West and our second marker is East because we’re working with a shadow. ✨ LOCATION: This example is in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West everywhere so the same concept applies everywhere with just a few