@joearkay, FYI, when you run SYSTEM_MODE(AUTOMATIC); which is the default mode, time is synched automatically when the cloud connection is established. However, it may take a few seconds during which the RTC on the Photon will be incorrect if power has been removed and the RTC is wiped. You can do a simple test to see if the time is valid by checking that Time.year() > 1970. I usually run this code to do the check:
while (Time.year() <= 1970) {
delay(10);
}
Note that the delay(10) will call Particle.process() in the background.
