Actually, I think there is a case where 24:00 is a proper time. Isn't it used for adding leap seconds ?

Dave
On 26-Sep-05, at 3:39 AM, Dennis Bjorklund wrote:

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Tom Lane wrote:


Alternatively: why are we forbidding the value 24:00:00 anyway? Is
there a reason not to allow the hours field to exceed 23?


One reason is because it's what the standard demand. Another is that it
isn't a proper time, just like feb 31 isn't a proper date.

--
/Dennis Björklund


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