Dark Raven
It's not about what you deserve...
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A time like 12:02am makes it pretty clear what the actual effective date is, where some electronic systems use 12:01 as a safe start to the day setting things at 12:02 avoids confusion. Likewise, 3:02AM on the East coast guarantees it's the same calendar date in all 48 contiguous states, making the creation of a timeline of events easier for everyone.
But it's not 3.02 am EST. It's 12.02 EST which means it's still 1, 2 or 3 hours behind if you're in the Midwest, or on Mountain or Pacific time. It would still be Tuesday 19th at 11.02 pm or 10.02 pm or 9.02 pm in other states. It wouldn't be the same calendar date.
