Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Time

there is a place for solar mean time on List of tz database time zones table

There is a site called (http://www.timeanddate.com/) where you can get solar mean time for the tz database table. I thought it will be a great addition to the table so people can see or calculate time difference before standard time existed.

Example of how the table looks like after the figures are inserted.

CC	Coordinates	TZ	Comments	UTC offset	UTC offset DST	Solar mean time	Notes
US	+611305−1495401	America/Anchorage	Alaska (most areas)	−09:00	−08:00	-09:59:36h
US	+581807−1342511	America/Juneau	Alaska - Juneau area	−09:00	−08:00	-08:57:41h
US	+571035−1351807	America/Sitka	Alaska - Sitka area	−09:00	−08:00	-09:01:13h
US	+593249−1394338	America/Yakutat	Alaska - Yakutat	−09:00	−08:00	-09:18:55h
US	+643004−1652423	America/Nome	Alaska (west)	−09:00	−08:00	-11:01:38h
US	+515248−1763929	America/Adak	Alaska - western Aleutians	−10:00	−09:00	-11:46:38h
US	+550737−1313435	America/Metlakatla	Alaska - Annette Island	−09:00	−08:00	-08:46:18h

107.3.117.228 (talk) 13:13 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, one problem I see (and it's a detail, I know) is that then the note about Alaska (most areas) becomes problematic. Most of Alaska is one time zone (the Aleutians are another). That zone is based on the solar mean time at a line of longitude way in the eastern part (the panhandle bordering Canada). Every degree west you go, the solar mean time is 4 minutes less. A degree of longitude is about 39 miles at the equator--roughly half that in Alaska. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, I just noticed I was answering an 8 year old comment from someone who hasn't contributed in 8 years. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:55, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Which ISO standard does Anywhere on Earth refer to?

In the Anywhere on Earth page, it refers to "The ISO standard only defines the end of an AoE day." Which ISO standard is this? Is it ISO 8601? Can someone clarify? Penyuan (talk) 17:25, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

It's not ISO 8601. I have no idea what standard it might be. Jc3s5h (talk) 21:22, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Edit war on Balance wheel

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Recent timezone changes

Please can someone review the recent timezone changes by 177.71.45.141 and roll back if appropriate? I can't find any sources for the ending of DST etc. in these places. Certes (talk) 13:24, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

 Done Certes (talk) 20:19, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

"5100" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect 5100 and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 24#5100 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. 64.229.88.43 (talk) 04:02, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Time in country years talk pages

(copying this question over from the village pump): I've been editing country years talk pages (e.g. Talk:1920 in France) and I'd like to know if WikiProject Time is an appropriate WikiProject for such articles. I've seen it randomly on a few talk pages, but are such articles actually well-suited for this project? (note: we already use WikiProject Years) — Nythar (💬-🎃) 17:47, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

@Nythar: - yes, I'm wondering same thing since there are thousands of these year lists. Some I've seen with WP Time, but mostly not. Also curious about adding History wikiproject? JoeNMLC (talk) 04:41, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

JoeNMLC: I've seen WikiProject History on quite a few of these talk pages, and because it seems relevant, I added it to other talk pages to keep the format relatively consistent. However, I'm still not quite sure about adding either WikiProjects History or Time. Any suggestions? I was wondering whether this needs consensus or just an agreement between two or three WikiProject members. — Nythar (💬-❄️) 01:04, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Nythar: In August 2022, for Template - "Years in Romania", I combined 3 other Romania templates into that one. After that, on some of those years, if a Talk page was missing I created with WP Romania, WP List, WP Years. On talk pages for some years it contained Romania only, so I added the two (List and Years). Just my opinion, but to keep these year lists focused it may be best to do just the 3 Wikiprojects (Country, List, Years). Adding WP Time and WP History I don't know whether these would attract more editors to improve the Year lists. I'm not sure how active WP Time is but I think WP History is active, especially with so many Biography articles. JoeNMLC (talk) 02:46, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

JoeNMLC, sorry about the late reply. Anyway, I think these three WikiProjects seem fine. I'll use them in the future for such talk pages. Regards, — Nythar (💬-❄️) 19:59, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Citing tz database?

Is it appropriate to cite the tz database itself, or more specifically, the comments written in it?

I'm currently working on and off on the article Time in Alaska and have hit a bit of a roadblock. The Metlakatla Indian Community had briefly used their own timezone, but I wasn't able to find any definitive source as to when and how they did so until I checked the comments of the database. This portion of the file for North America explains the situation pretty well, but I'm unsure as to whether or not it's appropriate to cite it. Unfortunately, it's the only clear source I can find on the issue, aside from the scattered Facebook posts from the MIC themselves listed in the comments. Tymewalk (talk) 07:03, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

help wanted: "how long is a long time?" essay

Please consider if you might contribute helpfully to wp:HOWLONGISALONGTIME, a Wikipedia essay which has been needed and yet has only just been started. wp:IANAL, but what is time, anyhow? Is your time the same as my time? Sincerely, --Doncram (talk,contribs) 10:53, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

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