Strange clock problems

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but here goes. I have an aluminum iMac (24"/2.8 GHz) running 10.4.11, and the clock seems to acting strangely. The menubar clock displays the correct time, and when I check the date, it is correct. However, I have the Backup set to do various backups at about 5 in the afternoon, and instead, they are doing them about noon. Furthermore, I do a full user backup on Wednesdays, but Backup decided to do it at noon today. Finally, when I have Word insert the date in a file, it lists the date as March 3, 3 days ago. Anyone have any ideas of what is going on?
Thanks,
Dave Fritzinger

David,
I suggest you check the battery in your iMac. If you have set up date and time being obtained from a time server you will always see the correct values after booting. The wake-up schedule however depends on the battery if line power is disconnected.
Hans

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