When the Orb has been active, citizens "know" the time based on the master Imperial Clock. If Dragaera is a spherical planet, then local time (i.e. dawn, dusk) will vary with longitude around the planet. Thus a more eastern location might already be in daytime at the seventh hour of the morning (by the Orb), while a much more western location might still be in darkness. My question is: "Does this show up in the books?" -- John Oliver Associate Professor Associate Chair Department of Astronomy University of Florida Project AST at RHO http://astrho.astro.ufl.edu see the night sky at http://concam.net/rh/