Today is Pi Day, all across the world, and many celebrate. Some celebrate with a slice of pie, and others just try to think well-rounded thoughts.
Yet there was a moment today that was the actual Pi moment. That moment deserves to be recognized in its own right.
The Pi moment occurred today a little before 2:00 a.m. this morning. Specifically, it occurred about 26 1/2 seconds after 1:59 a.m.
The precise Pi moment happens every year on March 14th at 1:59:26.53589793… in the wee hours of the morning.
Of course that is just an approximation. I would write down the exact time, but then this blog post would become too long.
Hmm, the hours/minutes/seconds are in base 60; the numbers after the decimal are base 10.
The precise moment could be expressed strictly as seconds past midnight. Or perhaps more accurately, as a fraction of a day, since that’s when the event is recognized.