Coordinated Lunar Time

English Etymology Coined by NASA on 2 April 2024. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Coordinated Lunar Time.wav US Noun Coordinated Lunar Time ? en space neologism A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026. from 2024 en April 2, 2024 Diana Ramirez-Simon Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/02/moon-nasa-coordinated-lunar-time#:~:text=Nasa%20has%20until%20the%20end,Coordinated%20Lunar%20Time%20(LTC).&text=It's%20not%20quite%20a%20time,time%20reference%20for%20the%20moon. Nasa has until the end of 2026 to set up what is being called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC). en 2024-04-04 Steve Inskeep Coordinated Lunar Time: The U.S. wants the moon to have its own time zone Morning Edition NPR The United States wants the moon to have a time zone. Along with Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific times, we could have Coordinated Lunar Time. The moon's gravity means a super-precise atomic clock would run ever so slightly faster than on Earth. Over years, that difference would grow, complicating calculations between spacecraft and a lunar base. en 2025-05-05 John Loeffler What time is it on the moon? US House space committee wants a standard lunar clock Space.com First, the new Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) needs to be translatable into Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); it needs to be accurate enough for precision space navigation and communication; https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon-us-house-space-committee-wants-a-standard-lunar-clock https://web.archive.org/web/20250513213135/https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon-us-house-space-committee-wants-a-standard-lunar-clock 2025-05-13