How does man intend to read time on moon when he is permanently stationed there .?

Answer 1

That's actually a very good question and is one of those little questions posed from time to time by people who like to theorise about permanent colonisation on other planets or moons. Given the moon's close proximity to the Earth and the fact that a lunar day lasts about 30 Earth days, it seems likely that anyone living on the moon would likely use a standard time on Earth, no matter where they lived on the moon (in other words, no time zones). The time chosen would most likely be UTC, the time at the Prime Meridian without consideration for Daylight Savings.
Locally, however, I wouldn't be surprised if a permanent population decided to come up with their own measurements for time. The first big change would be the measurements of months which for practical local reasons would very likely be changed to fit with the actual orbit of the moon, fitting in only approximately with an Earth month. Futher divisions would thereby be necessary and would correspond roughly, most likely, with time measurements on Earth -- roughly, not exactly, as our deffinition for a month isn't precisely one revolution of the moon.

Answer 2

Although I have never seen this in official NASA releases, I suspect that the moon base would use a 24 hour clock that was synchronized either to GMT or to the time zone of Mission Control back on earth.

Answer 3

Currently the Astronauts use CST Central Standard time because that is where Huston is and the control center for space flights.

Most likely they will use ZULU Time or UTC which is Greenwich Mean Time. The Military uses this for World Wide operations. It is the time in Greenwich England where the New Day time line starts.
For more info see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Meridian

Answer 4

I'd say 24 hour earth time. They say most people have a natural 24 hour day. They did an experiment once where peopel were locked ina room with no clock or outside light. Most people followed a 24 hour cycle...but some people were closer to a 30 hour "day".

So its some biological mechanism and we'd probably feel comfortable with a 24 hour day.

Answer 5

A year will still essentially be the same since the moon is orbiting the sun along with Earth.

Answer 6

As said earlier, their clocks would be set to the same as those in London.

Otherwise, I'm sure electricity and quartz have the same properties on the moon.

Answer 7

Just use the earth time as we have been so used to it.but in the future if we expand our self in our solar system and universe,we will come with the concept of space time.a similar one to global time.It would solve the problem.

Answer 8

timex...
no, Rolex.
Um, unless you mean that whole 'rotation' for day and night thing. Then, I'd hope they'd use earth time (probably GMT).

Answer 9

hmm, I guess use earth time even though it would be off...Just because they would be so used to earth time and scheduale.

Use a portable clock/watch.