Physics:Byzantine time
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Short description: 0:00:00 begins daily at sunset rather than midnight
Byzantine time is a method of keeping time that originated in the Byzantine Empire.[1]
It is now rarely used save for in Eastern Orthodox monasteries, for example, on Mount Athos in Greece[2] and Mar Saba monastery in the West Bank. Ethiopia (where a branch of the Orthodox church is the largest religion of the country) also uses this type of timing.[3]
In Byzantine time, hour 0:00:00 begins daily at sunset rather than midnight.[1] Due to seasonal variations in the length of a day, hour zero can vary by several hours throughout the year. The Byzantine calendar is a related method of keeping dates.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "In Mt. Athos, Byzantine Empire lingers". The Denver Post. 11 September 2008. https://www.denverpost.com/2008/09/11/in-mt-athos-byzantine-empire-lingers/.
- ↑ "Mt. Athos: A visit to the Holy Mountain". CBS News. 21 April 2011. p. 4. http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18560_162-20056101.html?pageNum=4&tag=contentMain;contentBody.
- ↑ "If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double check the time" (in en-US). Public Radio International. https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time.
External links
- Byzantine time at Diatheke.org
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