John Kilopascal wrote in USMA 17067:
>Are you referring to the clock/watch displaying 0000 h instead of 2400 h, or
>are you referring to the use of the colon between the hour and minutes? Is
>the colon not suppose to be used? I prefer it as it separates time units in
>the same way a decimal point or comma separate whole numbers from parts of
>numbers.
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> At ease, gents; that is the sailor in me coming out. Today's 2400 local
>time
>> is identical to and simultaneous with tomorrow's 0000 local time. I'm in
>the
>> habit of using either, depending on the context. The 20 to 24 watch is
>> relieved by the 00 to 04 watch at 2400 the ending day, which is 0000 the
>> beginning day. But there is no 2401, except in the area of celestial
>> navigation calculations.
ISO 8601:1988, clause 5,3,1,1 says:
Basic formet: hhmmss
Example: 232050
Extended format; hh:mm:ss
Example: 23:20:50
Joseph B.Reid
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