If you use a text-only browser, or have Java turned off, then the NIST time server at http://132.163.4.101:14/ will send you the exact time. However, due to network lags, and connection speeds, by the time you see the time, that time will have passed. But the reading will be pretty close, and you can update it as often as you wish by clicking "REFRESH" or "RELOAD."
After you see the time, you should click on the "BACK" button in your browser to return to this page.
The time string from the NIST time server 132.163.4.101 is explained below:
49825 95-04-18 22:24:11 50 0 0 50.0 UTC(NIST) *
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These are the last + | | | | | | | |
five digits of the | | | | | | | |
Modified Julian Date | | | | | | | |
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Year, Month and Day <----+ | | | | | | |
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Hour, minute, and second of the <-+ | | | | | |
current UTC at Greenwich. | | | | | |
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DST - Daylight Savings Time code <------+ | | | | |
00 means standard time(ST), 50 means DST | | | | |
99 to 51 = Now on ST, goto DST when local | | | | |
time is 2:00am, and the count is 51. | | | | |
49 to 01 = Now on DST, goto ST when local | | | | |
time is 2:00am, and the count is 01. | | | | |
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Leap second flag is set to "1" when <-----+ | | | |
a leap second will be added on the last | | | |
day of the current UTC month. A value of | | | |
"2" indicates the removal of a leap second. | | | |
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Health Flag. The normal value of this <-+ | | |
flag is 0. Positive values mean there may | | |
be an error with the transmitted time. | | |
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The number of milliseconds ACTS is advancing <-+ | |
the time stamp, to account for network lag. | |
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Coordinated Universal Time from the National <--------+ |
Institute of Standards & Technology. |
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The instant the "*" appears, is the exact time. <------------+
