World Time Format

This document is the official explanation of how time is represented in World Time Format.

The day is divided into 26 hours, starting with hour A and ending with hour Z. These hours are then divided into 26 minutes. Finally, each minute is divided into 26 seconds.

• 1 alphabetic hour = 55 minutes, 23 seconds
• 1 alphabetic minute = 2 minutes, 8 seconds
• 1 alphabetic second = 4.9 seconds

By further dividing an alphabetic second into 26 subseconds, you can express the time more accurately. There is no limit to how precisely you can express time.

• :CH = 9:05 PM
• :CHO = 9:06:49 PM
• :CHOC = 9:06:50.0 PM
• :CHOCOLATERAIN = 9:06:50.03... PM

Times always start with a colon. Times are always capitalized.

:A denotes the first hour of the day, and is always noon UTC. Here are some examples of how it syncs up with local time:

• :A is 7:00 am Eastern Standard Time.
• :A is 8:00 am Eastern Daylight Time.
• :A is 4:00 am Pacific Standard Time.
• :A is 5:00 am Pacific Daylight Time.