timeanddate.com
Shares rank 15 of 18 reference websites by recommenders
People recommend it for location-specific sun, eclipse and time pages with clear visualizations and useful reference tables. The most common caveat is that its design looks old.
People recommend it for location-specific sun, eclipse and time pages with clear visualizations and useful reference tables. The most common caveat is that its design looks old.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Location-specific sun and eclipse visualizations
“Nice page showing where it will be, with times and visualizations for any point/city.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “2026 Eclipse Webcams” Useful reference content and tables
“they have surprisingly much nice content”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “I found the perfect yearly calendar (for me)” “I still prefer more nerdy tables”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Sun Clock” Accurate sunset time computation
“We already know how to compute sunset times accurately”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Design looks dated, 15-30 years old
“the old tools we all use - worldtimebuddy.com and timeanddate.com, which are literally 15-30 years old”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 on Hacker News Printouts need logo removal and resizing
“adjust them so they fit A4 paper perfectly (also like to remove their logo oops)”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “I found the perfect yearly calendar (for me)” Sunset computation already widely available
“We already know how to compute sunset times accurately”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse”
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| Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info | 49 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 19 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Animated Knots by Grog | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Ian's Shoelace Site | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| OEIS | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
| timeanddate.comThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still prefer more nerdy tables”
“Nice page showing where it will be, with times and visualizations for any point/city.”
“We already know how to compute sunset times accurately”
“the old tools we all use - worldtimebuddy.com and timeanddate.com, which are literally 15-30 years old”
“they have surprisingly much nice content”
“adjust them so they fit A4 paper perfectly (also like to remove their logo oops)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.