What does civil time mean?
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civ·il time
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Princeton's WordNet
civil time, standard time, local timenoun
the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
Wiktionary
civil timenoun
Mean solar time reckoned from midnight by adding twelve hours.
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civil time
Civil time is the legally recognized timekeeping system within any given jurisdiction. It is typically standardized for the purpose of social and practical activities and is often defined in terms of a 24-hour day with set time zones. It is also known as standard time or local time, which includes allowances for daylight saving time in applicable regions.
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Civil time
In modern usage, civil time refers to statutory time scales designated by civilian authorities, or to local time indicated by clocks. Modern civil time is generally standard time in a time zone at a fixed offset from Coordinated Universal Time or from Greenwich Mean Time, possibly adjusted by daylight saving time during part of the year. UTC is calculated by reference to atomic clocks, and was adopted in 1972. Older systems use telescope observations. In traditional astronomical usage, civil time was mean solar time reckoned from midnight. Before 1925, the astronomical time 00:00:00 meant noon, twelve hours after the civil time 00:00:00 which meant midnight. HM Nautical Almanac Office in the United Kingdom used Greenwich Mean Time for both conventions, leading to ambiguity, whereas the Nautical Almanac Office at the United States Naval Observatory used GMT for the pre-1925 convention and Greenwich Civil Time for the post-1924 convention until 1952. In 1928, the International Astronomical Union introduced the term Universal Time for GMT beginning at midnight, but the two Nautical Almanac Offices did not accept it until 1952. The abbreviation LCT can be used for Local Civil Time, and the form 11:25L is sometimes seen.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of civil time in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of civil time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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