Foucault Pendulum at the University Webcam
Watch the Foucault Pendulum at the University cam in Richmond, Virginia – see live weather and street activity.
Local Weather
- Current Time:6:53 PM
- Temperature:82.9°F / 28.3°C
- Wind: (ESE) 2.2 mph
- Condition:
Partly cloudy
- Sunrise:05:58 AM
- Sunset:08:33 PM
Camera Overview

The Foucault Pendulum is a pendulum used to experimentally demonstrate the diurnal rotation of the Earth. The presence of daily rotation is responsible for the gradual rotation of the plane of oscillation of the pendulum.