[gonzalohm]

If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer? I keep seeing this in every post discussing Daylight Savings. What's the obsession with tracking solar noon?

[hn_throwaway_99]

> If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer?

No (not within a min or two). When days get shorter, it's not like they just lose daylight in the evening.

[1718627440]

> If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time,

No, but

> wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer

This is how hours used to work at least in Roman times, but I think also into the Medieval Ages.