https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/time-zones/RSS feed for Time ZonesenTue, 22 Jul 2025 11:59:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/today-will-likely-be-shorter-than-usual-and-it-will-happen-again-in-august-heres-why-180986989/Because of the moon’s position, Earth is rotating just over a millisecond faster than usual on a few days this summerTue, 22 Jul 2025 11:59:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/today-will-likely-be-shorter-than-usual-and-it-will-happen-again-in-august-heres-why-180986989/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-moon-will-get-its-own-time-zone-called-coordinated-lunar-time-under-nasas-lead-180984076/With dozens of lunar missions on the horizon, a standard time-keeping system for the moon will assist with precise navigation, docking and landingThu, 04 Apr 2024 18:13:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-moon-will-get-its-own-time-zone-called-coordinated-lunar-time-under-nasas-lead-180984076/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/space-officials-want-a-time-zone-for-the-moon-180981716/Lunar timekeeping could help with navigation and communication, but experts say it will be difficultTue, 28 Feb 2023 22:23:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/space-officials-want-a-time-zone-for-the-moon-180981716/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deer-car-collisions-rise-when-daylight-saving-time-ends-180981070/Forgoing the “spring forward, fall back” pattern could save 33 human lives, 37,000 deer and more than $1 billion per year, study suggestsFri, 04 Nov 2022 19:10:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deer-car-collisions-rise-when-daylight-saving-time-ends-180981070/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-happened-the-last-time-the-us-tried-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-180979742/A 1974 switch to year-round DST proved unpopular, with Americans expressing "distaste" for the long, dark winter morningsWed, 16 Mar 2022 18:35:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-happened-the-last-time-the-us-tried-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-180979742/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-arts-culture/norwegian-island-wants-become-worlds-first-time-free-zone-180972443/‘Our goal is to provide full flexibility, 24/7,’ one resident said. ‘If you want to cut the lawn at 4 a.m., then you do it.’Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-arts-culture/norwegian-island-wants-become-worlds-first-time-free-zone-180972443/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/five-technologies-that-could-ease-transition-to-daylight-saving-time-180971657/Don't forget, it's nearly time to "Spring forward!" Here are some strategies to help you deal with the changeFri, 08 Mar 2019 15:43:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/five-technologies-that-could-ease-transition-to-daylight-saving-time-180971657/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-measure-second-record-breaking-precision-180970908/A new generation of optical clocks are becoming ever more reliable as physicists work to redefine timeWed, 28 Nov 2018 21:08:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-measure-second-record-breaking-precision-180970908/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europe-mulls-ditching-daylight-saving-time-180969572/The European Commission is polling citizens about whether the 28-nation bloc should keep springing forward and falling back each yearMon, 09 Jul 2018 19:15:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europe-mulls-ditching-daylight-saving-time-180969572/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/100-years-later-madness-daylight-saving-time-endures-180968435/The original arguments Congress made for 'springing ahead' have been thoroughly debunked. So why are they still being used today?Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:29:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/100-years-later-madness-daylight-saving-time-endures-180968435/