Jul 15 NOON in California : 35 minutes LATE [?]

I have also been keeping track of the noon shadow and, since the "solstice", has stopped progressing later and is now gradually moving back (from 35 minutes late to 34 minutes late in the last two days). jul 16, 15

 Jul 15 NOON in Virginia : 12 minutes LATE [1L]

The Sun's shadow reached my baseline at 1:12PM on 7/15 in VA. Lamp shadow the same.