How to get the hour and the nearest hour?

Question

How do you get the current hour and the nearest hour, e.g.

The time is now 2:25PM.

The current hour is 2:00PM

The nearest hour to be 2:59PM (not 3PM, as 2:59PM will do).

Lol, it's not homework. I'm not currently in education. ;-) – MacMac Mar 16 '11 at 14:34 — MacMac, Mar 16 '11 at 14:34
Why is the nearest hour 2:59? instead of 3? – SubniC Mar 16 '11 at 14:37 — SubniC, Mar 16 '11 at 14:37

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

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You can use the date function :

$current = date("g:00A");
$next = date("g:59A");

If you want the real time :

$now = date("g:iA");

answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

krtek

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

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If I understand correctly:

<?php
$hour = date("g:00A"); // or "G" for 24-hour clock
$nearest_hour = date("g:59A");
?>

answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

Grim...

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

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You can try something like this:

$hour = date('H');
$min = date('i');

if($min > 30)
{
  $closest_hour = $hour +1;
}
elseif($min < 30)
{
  $closest_hour = $hour;
}
else
{
  //Here is exactly half past $hour so you decide what to do :)
}

HTH!

answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:31

SubniC

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:32

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So you have HH:MM.

Why just keep HH and add 59 next to it ? Isn't that work all the time ?

answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:32

Haza

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How to get the hour and the nearest hour?

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