If you have a smartphone, it is very easy to find the current date and time. But what if you are in a rare situation where you need to find the exact time, down to the second, but don’t have a smartphone? You can search Google for ”time” but it only provides the time down to the minute.
Look no further than the US Naval Observatory (USNO). They provide a master clock which lists the date and time in UTC as well as Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii time zones.
They also provide a phone service that verbally tells you the time. Just call (202) 762-1401. Those of us past a certain age might expect a female voice stating, “At the time the time will be…” However, the USNO time is narrated by actor Fred Covington according to this article. The USNO has provided the same time-by-phone service since 1978.
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