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cybercuzco t1_j691n8u wrote
This. Everyone talking about UTC or daylight savings hasn’t read the articlr
billr1965 t1_j66hhbj wrote
UTC. Coordinated Universal Time. We already have a standard. Deploy it on the moon.
Gari_305 OP t1_j63nyr6 wrote
From the article
>The coming decade will see a resurgence in lunar exploration — including dozens of missions and plans to establish permanent bases on the Moon. The endeavours pose myriad challenges. Among them is a subtle, but fundamental, question that metrologists worldwide are working to answer: what time is it on the Moon?
Also form the article
>Representatives of space agencies and academic organizations worldwide met in November 2022 to start drafting recommendations on how to define lunar time at the European Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
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>Decisions must be made soon, says Patrizia Tavella, who leads the time department at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France. If an official lunar time is not established, space agencies and private companies will come up with their own solutions, she says. “This is why we want to raise an alert now, saying let’s work together to take a common decision.”
farticustheelder t1_j66lfyo wrote
New Delhi time at the Indian Lunar base, Beijing time at the China base, and Washington time at the US base.
DUH? Or what? Political theater.
jdh399 t1_j679u12 wrote
Regardless of which standard they apply, any American bases will observe daylight savings time.
myne t1_j665s0m wrote
They will keep the same time all computer clocks keep.
Seconds since 1970.
The people will have a panel of clocks with earth times so they call their family at an appropriate hour.
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orangutanoz t1_j67ahmq wrote
Why not GMT? Otherwise just go with whatever Fedex uses because it works.
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vrythngvrywhr t1_j68nmlk wrote
When someone else lands on it you can keep your time on it. Until then, we measure the time on the moon in American.
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giving4hours t1_j6874n8 wrote
🙄…anything would work.. shit.. time is s construct…Once they land…Call it 12
advester t1_j689ltz wrote
The real issue here is not choosing a “time zone” for the moon to be in. The issue is that the second elapses at a different rate on the moon due to general relativity. A lunar clock would gain about 56 microseconds over 24 hours and precise times are needed for sat nav.