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We stopped using the solar system to measure time a while ago, and now use atomic clocks. Civil time is periodically adjusted to match the rotation of the Earth
by klodolph 5y ago
We stopped using the solar system to measure time a while ago, and now use atomic clocks. Civil time is periodically adjusted to match the rotation of the Earth, but the amount of adjustment necessary is measured using atomic clocks, and atomic clocks are still the basis of civil time.