'Time has come': Vote to make daylight saving time permanent passes US Senate

Source: Sky News Australia
Published: Mar 16, 2022
Author: Sky News Australia
Post Date: 2022-03-16 08:33:15 by Esso
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Where I'm at, 85°08′21"W longitude, Eastern time zone, High Noon occurs at 12:45 during standard time. During daylight savings time, noon occurs at 13:45, meaning it stays dark really late in the morning and it stays light way too late. If I was in the central time zone, where it should be, this wouldn't be so bad but being on the Western edge of the wrong time zone sucks. It's like working 2nd shift.

The dividing line between Eastern time and central time should be near the Indiana/Ohio border, not the Illinois/Indiana border.

High noon, when the sun's at its highest point, should occur at 12:00 +/-30 minutes on your clock, not at 13:45.

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.

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#1: Lod    To: Esso (#0)

I'm all for it, but I can see where being on the cusp would suck. The time zone map is rather jerrymandered looking.

Lod posted on 2022-03-16 08:56:05   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Esso    To: Lod (#1)

I'm all for it

Granted, they need to set it and leave it alone. It'd be nice if they set noon at High Noon +/-30 min though.

There is a few places where time zones have a 30 minute offset. I think parts of Australia and maybe some Pacific islands. I'm not much of a jetsetter anymore.

Esso posted on 2022-03-16 10:55:56   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Esso    To: Lod, history buffs, time travelers, 4um (#2)

A funny and interesting take on my morning rant today about DST, I guess Matt reads 4um or he thinks like me. His idea about the school children was one of my first thoughts, but that may be a moot point because I'm not sure if children walk anymore, let alone go to school. His take on sunrise and sunset is valid, but they are variable depending on what time of year it is, whereas High Noon is a constant, within the limits of orbital dynamics. The Earth follows an elliptical path, so there are slight variations depending on exactly where the earth is at. The distances are so vast that the effects are negligible.

#HighNoon

Esso posted on 2022-03-16 16:03:36   Reply   Private Reply