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[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 8 months ago

Surely they will just use utc?

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Can't be that simple due to time dilation effect. Time moves at a different rate in moon, about ~~1s~~ 58.7 μs difference per day.

https://www.reuters.com/science/white-house-directs-nasa-create-time-standard-moon-2024-04-02/

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

That article says 58.7 microseconds per (Earth) day. Not 1s.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 11 points 8 months ago

Shit you're right, I misremembered it.

[-] RustyWizard@programming.dev 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Appreciate you correcting your post, just one more needed.

ms = milliseconds

us = microseconds

[-] WeirdAlex03@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago

Easier to just round up lol

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