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National Metrology Centre, Singapore maintains caesium [[atomic clocks]] which are aggregated by [[International Bureau of Weights and Measures|Bureau International des Poids et Measures]]. This time is available to the public through a time server. The server supports [[Daytime Protocol]], [[TIME protocol|Time Protocol]] and [[Network Time Protocol]]. It is claimed that Singapore Standard Time is always accurate to 100 [[nanoseconds]] from [[UTC]]. |
National Metrology Centre, Singapore maintains caesium [[atomic clocks]] which are aggregated by [[International Bureau of Weights and Measures|Bureau International des Poids et Measures]]. This time is available to the public through a time server. The server supports [[Daytime Protocol]], [[TIME protocol|Time Protocol]] and [[Network Time Protocol]]. It is claimed that Singapore Standard Time is always accurate to 100 [[nanoseconds]] from [[UTC]]. |
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Revision as of 13:17, 1 March 2013
Singapore Standard Time (SST) or Waktu Piawai Singapura (WPS) (Chinese: 新加坡標準時間) based in Singapore uses a time zone 8-hours in advance of UTC (UTC+08:00).
History
Time in Singapore
| Period in use | Time offset from GMT | Name of Time (unofficial) |
| 1 June 1905 - 31 December 1932 | UTC+07:00:00 | Standard Zone Time |
| 1 January 1933 - 31 August 1941 | UTC+07:20:00 | Daylight Standard Time |
| 1 September 1941 - 15 February 1942 | UTC+07:30:00 | Daylight Standard Time |
| 15 February 1942 - 11 September 1945 | UTC+09:00:00 | Tokyo Standard Time |
| 12 September 1945 - 31 December 1981 | UTC+07:30:00 | Daylight Standard Time/Singapore Standard Time |
| 1 January 1982 – now | UTC+08:00:00 | Singapore Standard Time |
Singapore Time Server
National Metrology Centre, Singapore maintains caesium atomic clocks which are aggregated by Bureau International des Poids et Measures. This time is available to the public through a time server. The server supports Daytime Protocol, Time Protocol and Network Time Protocol. It is claimed that Singapore Standard Time is always accurate to 100 nanoseconds from UTC.
