16:52
MAYBE
Checking your clock…
Boston learned its work clock from trade, government, and whoever paid for the first telegraph. Today that clock is America/New_York, UTC−5 in January. Hospitals and labs run odd shifts; most office Slack still respects 08:00–18:00 and snow days are real. The polite window around Back Bay is 08:00–18:00 local. Treat overtime glow as scenery, not consent. Boston still shifts with daylight saving (UTC−5 in January, UTC−4 in July). Midwinter sunsets still arrive before dinner, which makes late Slack feel later than the clock.
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