What time is it, exactly?

How to find out the official US time:

Click here for the US Gummit Official Time Web site.

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Socialized time will tell old people when to die.

By Treppenwitz (not verified) on 14 Oct 2009 #permalink

"Time's fun when you're having flies." -- The Bullfrog King

My PC is in sync (within a second).

By NewEnglandBob (not verified) on 14 Oct 2009 #permalink

I've got this thing called Windows which automatically takes care of that thanks.

It doesn't tell us when Hammer Time or Peanut Butter Jelly Time or Owl Stretching Time or Howdy Doody Time or Planck time are .

By Katharine (not verified) on 14 Oct 2009 #permalink

(I am aware that Planck time is a unit .)

By Katharine (not verified) on 14 Oct 2009 #permalink

But doesn't time itself need a bit of space, some elbow room, in order to make time????

Oh,and was there time before the Big Bang?

@Charles,

Greg is not Phil Plait.

signed,
Charles

Charles,

Phil Plait couldn't answer that last question either. None of us can. Yet. Anyone who says they can, is trying to sell something.

signed,
Jason

Hey! Don't mock the site, I've used it when I've had to if we are currently on standard time or daylight savings time so put the right embargo time on stuff.

By katydid13 (not verified) on 15 Oct 2009 #permalink

Greg is not Phil Plait.

Thankfully.

What's wrong with Phil Plait?

By Treppenwitz (not verified) on 15 Oct 2009 #permalink

Ahh, telling time, yet another time Google is great at.

Just do a "search" for Time [name of place]

Examples, "Time New York" will return
8:17pm Thursday (EDT) - Time in New York, United States of America

"Time USA" will give you
8:17pm Thursday (EDT) - Time in Washington D.C., USA
Chicago 7:18pm CDT
Denver 6:18pm MDT
Phoenix 5:18pm MST
Los Angeles 5:18pm PDT
Anchorage 4:18pm AKDT
Honolulu 2:18pm HST

and "Time London" returns
1:17am Friday (BST) - Time in London, United Kingdom
London, Ontario 8:19pm -1 day EDT
London, Arkansas 7:19pm -1 day CDT