php check if hour and minute in form of H:i is before now

isHourBeforeNow

public static function isHourBeforeNow($hour)
	{
		$now = date('H:i');
		$nowArray = explode(':', $now);

		$hourArray = explode(':', $hour);

		if ($nowArray[ 0 ] < $hourArray[ 0 ]) {
			return false;
		} else if ($nowArray[ 0 ] > $hourArray[ 0 ]) {
			return true;
		} else  {
			if ($nowArray[ 1 ] < $hourArray[ 1 ]) {
				return false;
			} else {
				return true;
			}
		}
	}