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The Best Hour to Post on HackerNews
The best hour to post is 5 AM UTC with 14.32 average votes.
You'll get 7.17 average comments since more people are around then.
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The Best Day and Hour to Post on HackerNews
14.32 votes not enough?
Posts on Sunday at 11 AM UTC get 18.72 average votes and 10.02 average comments since more users are active then.
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10.02 avg.
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The Ultimate Moment to Post on HackerNews
This is it: the ultimate posting moment you've been waiting for.
January 1st at 04 AM UTC is when you should post.
You'll get 32.06 average votes and 13.31 average comments with this perfect timing.
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1st Jan. 04 AM
(UTC)
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13.31 avg.
10th Sep. 04 AM
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4th Dec. 03 AM
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31st Jul. 11 AM
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7th Jun. 10 AM
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9.10 avg.
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6.40 avg.
10th Sep. 04 AM
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7.55 avg.
4th Dec. 03 AM
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6.65 avg.
20th May. 22 PM
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10.16 avg.
28th Dec. 13 PM
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8.29 avg.
13th Nov. 01 AM
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11.10 avg.
26th May. 08 AM
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9.49 avg.
7th Sep. 06 AM
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6.99 avg.
31st Jul. 11 AM
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7th Jun. 10 AM
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20th May. 22 PM
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6.65 avg.
20th May. 22 PM
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10.16 avg.
28th Dec. 13 PM
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13th Nov. 01 AM
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26th May. 08 AM
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21st Feb. 06 AM
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21st Dec. 07 AM
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25th Aug. 09 AM
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