On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:43 AM, Tony Finch <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerard Ashton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For example, if one wishes to use the format 2014-08-24, is it mandatory >> that the day begin at midnight according to some unspecified local time? > > ISO 8601 does not specify the time zone alignment of calendar days. It > allows you to identify a date in the abstract without being specific about > time of day, or to explicitly describe a 24 hour period using the interval > representation.
A date is an integer. A timestamp is a real. (however represented) >> If one wishes to specify the time, does the standard recommend 23:02Z over >> 07:03, or are they on an equal footing? > > Those are different things. A time without a UTC designator or UTC > difference is a local time in an unspecified time zone. Though the timezone might be implicit in your application. ISO 8601 is not particularly friendly to 12-hour clock time, if that was what you were asking. Rob _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
