So I understand that there are time zones and the time at any given moment varies across locations, BUT is there a more subtle difference from place to place? For example, does southern California and northern California have like a time difference of a couple seconds or something like that? Is every location, no matter how far from each other, slightly different? Because, for me, it doesn’t make sense that there is just some line that you cross and all of a sudden you’re 1 hour ahead or 2 hours ahead etc.
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Time, as we track it, is our own invention. We get to say what time it is somewhere. Is the time different place to place when we compare where we are to the sun and moon? Yes. But we set the time zones, which we do hour to hour, so differences of minutes don’t make a difference.
Time, as we track it, is our own invention. We get to say what time it is somewhere. Is the time different place to place when we compare where we are to the sun and moon? Yes. But we set the time zones, which we do hour to hour, so differences of minutes don’t make a difference.
Time, as we track it, is our own invention. We get to say what time it is somewhere. Is the time different place to place when we compare where we are to the sun and moon? Yes. But we set the time zones, which we do hour to hour, so differences of minutes don’t make a difference.
Each location has its own local time. This didn’t matter for most of history.
Once we had trains there was a need to ensure that clocks were synchronised to ensure that trains departed at the same time for everyone concerned. These times meant there was a need to have standardised time over a large area.
WWI in Germany saw the need to make maximum use of available daylight in factories and this practice of *daylight saving* was quickly adopted in high latitude locations. In equatorial locations there is no point in *daylight saving* as sunrise and sunset don’t vary much throughout the year.
Each location has its own local time. This didn’t matter for most of history.
Once we had trains there was a need to ensure that clocks were synchronised to ensure that trains departed at the same time for everyone concerned. These times meant there was a need to have standardised time over a large area.
WWI in Germany saw the need to make maximum use of available daylight in factories and this practice of *daylight saving* was quickly adopted in high latitude locations. In equatorial locations there is no point in *daylight saving* as sunrise and sunset don’t vary much throughout the year.
Heres a map of sunset times throughout the timezones of the US. you’ll notice that the closer you get to the “border” of the next timezone west, without changing your clock, the later sunset it.
[https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png](https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png)
[https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630](https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630)
Heres a map of sunset times throughout the timezones of the US. you’ll notice that the closer you get to the “border” of the next timezone west, without changing your clock, the later sunset it.
[https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png](https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png)
[https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630](https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630)
Heres a map of sunset times throughout the timezones of the US. you’ll notice that the closer you get to the “border” of the next timezone west, without changing your clock, the later sunset it.
[https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png](https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png)
[https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630](https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630)
Time is a construct we use to allow us to manage our lives and communicate.
It is not created by the universe, time is clothing we put on the universe for decency to our small minds.
So to your question, no, there’s not minor drift in times within timezones, because the timezones are an artificial construct that does not do so.
Some countries do not use time zones at all at that.
Time is a construct we use to allow us to manage our lives and communicate.
It is not created by the universe, time is clothing we put on the universe for decency to our small minds.
So to your question, no, there’s not minor drift in times within timezones, because the timezones are an artificial construct that does not do so.
Some countries do not use time zones at all at that.
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