From 8dc215dc6980f0afe0ccec8d571306f3175b3ebb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Annwan Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:17:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Created Timekeeping (markdown) --- Larana/Timekeeping.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Larana/Timekeeping.md diff --git a/Larana/Timekeeping.md b/Larana/Timekeeping.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f5baa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Larana/Timekeeping.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ + +Keeping track of time in a meaningful way when your polity controls a dozen worlds and has trade relations with at least 5 dozen more is hard. Thus was invented the [[Standard Galactic Time Unit|Larana/Standard Galactic Time Unit]]. With that system, interplanetary (and interstellar) activities have a common neutral time system to synchronise things such has [[FtL communication|Larana/Faster than Light Communication]], while planet-side affairs typically use a mix of the expressing an absolute unit in the largest SGTU subunit that’ll fit in a local day, to which is added a SGTU duration after the local normalised sunrise. + +For example Earth’s 30 September 2065, 13:12 UTC would be `3D13.65/1` (or `18F.3D13.6556.6AD9` for full specificity) in interstelar communication, but would be refered to as something like `3D13.6/1L+1b1af/1` "on the day that starts on `3D13.6/1` according to the `L`ocal standardised day, at `1b1af/1` past local standardised midnight. + +Note however that, as of 2376, Earth, despite being a signatory of the GTCO still seldom use SGTUs in planetary affairs, oft chosing to use it’s legacy base 60 time system \ No newline at end of file