Internet year time keeping proposal

(internet calendar: gregorian = icalendar)

Introduction

Firstly, all day times given on this page are internet times. Internet time is based on (UTC+1 Winter time), 0 is midnight, one beat is 86.4s(SI) .

Secondly, I don't like the Gregorian calendar I use today, so here is my proposal for an internet calendar.

Time and Hexadecimal numbers

I suggest you to read the page on internet date before the pages on the hexadecimal numbers. If you want more information about internet time, there is a link to swatch internet time page below. There is also a short introduction to hexadecimal numbers and symbols there :what are the hexadecimal symbols ?.
For more basic information about hexadecimal numbers go to Hex Headquarters

Swatch internet time
Internet time for counting time in a day,hexitime.
Internet date for counting time in a year,hexidate.

Proposal

I feel like I need a calendar based on astronomical observation like UTC. The internet year time is based on TAI and a tropical year.

A year is divided in 1000 ybeats,

A tropical year is : sy = 31 556 925.51 s, so 1 ybeat = 31 556.92551 s.

The reference is : ref = 2001/01/01 @0 and ry = 2001000 ybeats (reference year).

We compute a date (in ybeat) like this :

DATE = ry + ( number of seconds since ref ) / ybeat

or

DATE = ry + ( date - ref) / ybeat (be careful if you use the Gregorian calendar)

Examples

When I wrote this page, it was : 2002 / 08 / 10 @366.

These date and time are also : 2002 607 @366. (08/10 is 607, 608, 609)

DATE(2002/08/10@366) = 2001000 + ( 50726147.91 ) / 31556.92551

TODO

- a java converter Gregorian calendar-Internet calendar :)

CONCLUSION

forget leap years and leap days !

forget months that are 30 days or 31 days long !

CONTACT

you think it's not logical or there is a mistake ?

any comments ?

send me an email : latest contact information
or join IRC channel #itime.free.fr on undernet.