# Calculating New Earth Time (NET) on Linux Console # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Earth_Time # # Requirements: date, bc # # Explanation: # -u: takes UTC time # The rest calculates all minutes of the current day and divides them by 4, as NET hast 360° per day, every grade having 4 minutes. date -u +(%H*60+%M)/4 | bc