HubHip: Reference: Time (77)

DescriptionThese sites provide information on time in general or provide the current time over the web. Sites related to the Network Time Protocol (NTP) can be found in Computers/Internet/Protocols/NTP. Other categories contain information on time as it relates to Geology and Astronomy.

Time

NIST Time and Frequency Division (Site) - The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency standards for the United States.
The Calendar (Site) - Summarizes the history of various calendars developed and used over the centuries.
Time References (Site) - To set your watch or clock accurately using a time reference. Explains the various options for residents of North America.
Atomic Clock Time (Site) - Displayed in a variety of useful formats. Site is a front-end to U.S. government atomic clocks.
Time (Site) - Provides descriptions of several standards of time.
Time FAQ (Site) - Frequently Asked Questions about time (from sci.astro news group)
Infoplease: Daylight Saving Time (Site) - Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world.
English Calendar (Site) - Includes an ecclesiastical calendar and a section on old and new style dating.
International Standard Date and Time Notation (Site) - An overview of the ISO 8601 notation for dates.
Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data (Site) - A directory of sites providing descriptions of civil timekeeping concepts, source code, databases, and maps.
A Walk Through Time (Site) - Evolution of timekeeping through the centuries.
Calendar Studies (Site) - Information about calendar history and calendar reform.
Today's Calendar and Clock Page (Site) - Information on all things relating to calendars, dates, holidays, and time. Find today's date on several different cultural and religious calendars. Includes section on Celestial data, countdown clocks, and information on the dates past events.
A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO (Site) - Explains the differences between several time systems.
Calendar Zone (Site) - A categorized collection of calendar related sites.
NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos (Site) - Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted daylight-saving time as a way to get more efficiency out of the day. "Seize the Daylight" Author David Prerau talks about the complicated politics and curious history of DST, and he shares an excerpt from his book. [4:54 streaming audio broadcast]
United States Code (Site) - Weights, measures and standard time.
This Day In History (Site) - Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound.