The White House wants NASA to develop a new time zone for the moon and other celestial bodies. This is part of the U.S.'s plan to lead international efforts as more nations and private companies enter the space race. Time on the moon moves 58.7 microseconds faster each day than on Earth because there's less gravity. It's not much, but instruments on space missions need to be super exact for navigation and other purposes. The White House is asking for an initial idea by the end of the year and a solid plan by the end of 2026. There are a couple goals to be met by coordinated lunar time before the deadline hits. It needs to be a scalable system to other planets relative to UTC in some manner, super accurate, and resilient in case of loss of contact with Earth. The clock is ticking as the European Space Agency has been working on a similar effort for developing a lunar time system since early last year.