date_default_timezone_get() = UTC => UTC => UTC
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2026-01-05 01:50:50 am

1767577850
1610442000
string(4) "TRUE"
TRUE
Is 2026-01-05 01:50:50 am > 2021-01-12 09:00:00 am? TRUE
1767577850
1610442000

date_default_timezone_get() = America/New_York => America/New_York => EST
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2026-01-04 08:50:50 pm

strtotime("now") = 1767577850
strtotime("01/28/2021 5AM") = 1611828000
Is 2026-01-04 08:50:50 pm (1767577850) > 2021-01-28 05:00:00 am (1611828000)? TRUE
$test = TRUE
var_dump($test) = string(4) "TRUE"

Is 2026-01-04 5 AM > 1969-12-31? Yes

Is 2026-01-04T20:50:50-05:00 > 1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00 + 24 hours? Yes.
strtotime('now') = 1767577850
strtotime('today') = 1767502800
$todaydate = date('Y-m-d',strtotime('today')) = 2026-01-04
strtotime($todaydate) = 1767502800

Is the time right now (08:50:50 pm, 1767577850) > 5 AM (1767520800)? TRUE
Is the date on the calendar data file (1969-12-31, -68400) < today (2026-01-04, 1767502800)? TRUE
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