American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time

Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by CydeWeys on Saturday August 29, 2020 @09:47AM (#24316067)

> However, there used to be a very practical solution, to center the clock at noon, which drifts only a few minutes over the year.

Noon drifts by just over 30 minutes throughout the year, not just a few minutes.

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Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by _ph_ on Monday August 31, 2020 @09:25AM (#24331197)

The difference of sun to the noon is at maximum 16m 33s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_of_time)

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Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by CydeWeys on Monday August 31, 2020 @02:36PM (#24334552)

You need to multiply by 2 because it's drifting both before and afterwards, hence a little over 30 minutes of total drift.

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Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by _ph_ on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:59AM (#24340432)

For the question of the symmetry, only the difference to the noon point is relevant.

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