Byzantine time

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. "In Mt. Athos, Byzantine Empire lingers". The Denver Post. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. "Mt. Athos: A visit to the Holy Mountain". CBS News. 21 April 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. "If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double check the time". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2018-03-13.


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