Submitted by kangarooturd t3_11efi8o in nottheonion
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Mk1fish t1_jadp6n9 wrote
I always questioned why nobody changed the time and date system along with the metric system.
SelectiveSanity t1_jadqdma wrote
Orangecheetomanbad t1_jadqyvb wrote
They'll probably have daylight fucking savings time too.
Amazingawesomator t1_jadw6i4 wrote
Gotta make sure the moon farmers are happy.
fucktrutin t1_jadwr6e wrote
It's NOW, just like it is everywhere.
Kind_Bullfrog_4073 t1_jadz6iz wrote
Moon's probably big enough to have multiple time zones
passinghere t1_jadzv60 wrote
Probably one for each country / company that sets up / owns / controls that area to keep it in sync with home base
Bubbagumpredditor t1_jae1hm0 wrote
Moons haunted.
Bubbagumpredditor t1_jae1oct wrote
Make it Greenwich mean time on the whole moon and be done. Time zones don't make much sense when the days are 2 weeks long.
Mk1fish t1_jae2utp wrote
Thank you.
Darnitol1 t1_jaeogp9 wrote
There are a few mentions of how time is kept on the moon in "Artemis" by Andy Weir. He does his research pretty well and is a pretty comprehensive researcher, so his ideas are probably worth consideration.
One way time is kept is through the use of "Earth Time," which is the time on Earth. Most residents of Artemis, the city on the moon where the story takes place, keep track of Earth Time so they can stay in sync with the rest of the world.
There is also a "Lunar Standard Time," which is a time zone that is based on the location of Artemis on the moon. This time zone is used by people who work in the moon's tourism industry and by some of the government officials on the moon.
Finally, there are also references to the use of "mission elapsed time" (MET), which is a system used by astronauts to keep track of the time since the start of a mission. This system is used by some characters in the book who work for the lunar mining company.
WVildandWVonderful t1_jadoh9w wrote
Stardate!