On Jun 5, 2006, at 1:05 PM, John Cowan wrote:
(ObOddity: It seems that in Israel, which is on UTC+3, the legal day begins at 1800 local time the day before. This simplifies the accommodation of Israeli and traditional Jewish law.)
I wouldn't call this an oddity, but rather an interesting and elegant, one might even say charming, local custom. The logic of this accommodation between 6:-00 pm clock time and a mean sunset demonstrates another weakness in the ALHP, since clock time would drift secularly against mean solar time. Rob NOAO
