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Sundial Shadow Sweep
A sun arcs over a tilted sundial while the gnomon's wedge of shadow sweeps the hour lines the other way, long at dawn and dusk, lighting each line as it passes. Then night dims the plate.
Also known as: sundial animation css, time passing loader, sun and shadow animation, day night cycle loader.
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Customizing this loader
- Color: set
--ldr-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--ldr-size. Every dimension in the snippet is derived from it. Currently previewing64px. - Speed: change the duration on the
animationshorthand. Delays on the children are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Accessibility: the root carries
role="status"and anaria-labelso screen readers announce the wait. The reduced-motion rule at the end slows the animation for users who asked for less motion.