The sun passed under their feet five more times, and the two men worked in silence.
Above was a sudden glare as the sun passed into view.
With relief she saw that the sun had finally passed below the top of the outer wall.
The sun had passed into afternoon, but many hours of daylight remained.
Within this band, the Sun will pass almost directly overhead on at least one day per year.
Though the long hours of a summer afternoon still lay ahead, the sun had by now definitely passed its highest point.
She looked up to the sky where the sun had already passed the zenith.
The sun passed its midpoint and moved into the western sky.
Somehow the sun had passed the zenith and was going down.
At last, just as the slowly sinking sun had passed behind a cloud, she spoke.