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Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one second increments called leap seconds. A detailed explanation of what a second actually is, and why leap seconds are necessary.
tycho.usno.navy.mil
Extensive descriptions of many astronomical time keeping systems, with information on time zones and Julian day numbers.
www.maa.mhn.de
Lots of time and date related information, such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world.
www.timeanddate.com
Information on date, time, and time zones from the New York Public Library.
www.circ.uab.edu
Second full moon in a month, or third full moon in a single season?
www.infoplease.com
The calendar was the center of Maya life and their greatest cultural achievement. To carry out their astronomical calculations they developed a sophisticated mathematical system. The Maya Calendar website is developing with the intent of providing a complete view of Maya culture.
mayacalendar.com
Britannica.com - Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second
Britannica.com explores the history of timekeeping, from sundials to cesium atomic clocks.
www.britannica.com
Articles on the Gregorian and Julian calendars, the ISO date format, the Julian day number system, the Maya calendar, the Goddess lunar calendar, the Liberalia Triday Calendar and C functions for date conversion; plus software for calendrical conversion.
hermetic.nofadz.com
LunarCal - A Perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar
LunarCal is a 160-year perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar for 1900 to 2060. Chinese festivals are listed and the moon phase is displayed.
www.geocities.com
The mathematics of the Chinese calendar. Explains the rules for the Chinese calendar.
www.math.nus.edu.sg
The mathematics of the Islamic calendar in Singapore.
www.math.nus.edu.sg
The Difference Between the Millennium and Year 2000
Questions and answers to satisfy the hearts of true millennium buffs.
www.timeanddate.com
History and FAQs of calendars, from ancient Rome to outer space. Including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan.
webexhibits.org
A proposal for a non-sectarian, culturally neutral calendar system.
www.atlantium.org
Astronomy by JavaScript: Sun Calculators and More
Applets related to calendars and keeping time, including sidererial time.
www.jgiesen.de