Yeah that's something that was going on for nearly two years, if not more (I am judging by my join date, not creation). I still didn't get the timing right, and quite frankly don't need to.
The problem here is that the clock runs server time. So wherever the server host is located, it uses that server time.
But you know what would solve the problem? Hosting the server in the South Pole, right smack in the middle. That way, no one would have problems over one another because no one's time would be right anyway.