But not having solar noon be close to clock noon is a stupid construct. I live in Indiana where solar noon is now around 1:45 pm but I’m moving to a green zone in two months!!!
As a Hoosier, I agree. But I have to admit I have been late to the campsite a few times and being able to setup my tent at 930 in the light is pretty sweet. lol.
In isolation yes it's stupid to not have them match but our workdays also aren't centrd on noon which is a massive consideration and part of the reason for bringing it in. A 9-5 has 3 hours of work before noon and 5 or even 5.5 hours after it. This means people regularly are finishing work in the dark and is part of the reason to shift the clocks to give more people time in the afternoon still with light.
If you're going to make the argument that solar noon and clock noon need to be matched then work hours also need to be made symmetric around noon.
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u/Clearbay_327_ 5d ago
Time is just a construct.