Time zones and GMT
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Please, when you are already taking the time to organize some meeting IG and write a post about it, then take a few seconds to count and include the GMT time. It makes it much easier and less confusing for others who wish to attend it. You can use The World Clock Meeting Planner or setup ofThe Fixed Time World Clock.
SEE THE LATER POSTS FOR MORE SIMPLE WAYS WITHOUT ANY COUNTING!
Since I had to discuss this already several times with several people, I have decided to make one topic about this.
The GMT is not equal to the time in U.K. (Great Britain is one hour ahead of GMT during summer.)
The GMT does not change to summer time.I will repeat this:
The Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) does NOT change to summer time!
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) = UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) = Zulu (Military term)If you want to post time including summer time, then write there "London time" or "U.K. time". (Not GMT!)
There is also the little problem with two EST(Eastern Standard Time), and [two CST](two CST) time zones:
One EST is in Australia (GMT +10)
One EST is in North America (GMT -5 hours)
If you include only EST or CST time then you have lost me already in +/-15 hours. :lol:Most time zones have different names when using summer time / daylight saving time(DST):
EST, EDT (US Eastern Time - New York): GMT - 5, GMT - 4
CST, CDT (US Central Time – Chicago): GMT - 6, GMT - 5
MST, MDT (US Mountain Time – Denver): GMT - 7, GMT - 6
PST, PDT (US Pacific Time - Los Angeles): GMT - 8, GMT - 7
CET, CEST (Central Europe Time – Paris): GMT + 1, GMT + 2
EET, EEST (Eastern Europe Time – Athens): GMT + 2, GMT + 3If you write PST then it is Pacific Standard Time and therefore it should be GMT - 8 hours.
If you write PDT then it is Pacific Daylight Time and therefore it can be GMT - 7 hours (if you want to include summer time).Thank you!
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That's a really useful website, thanks :)
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And I add the Time Zone Converter to this thread. Now everyone should be equiped to attend with those.
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How the counting of times works.
You need to know your time zone.
When you convert from GMT to your local time:
Just do what your time zone tells you to do, add or subtract the number.If you are GMT +11 (Daylight EST in Australia),
then GMT 10 will be 21 local time. //(10+11=21)If you are GMT -4 (American EDT = Eastern Daylight Time in EST zone),
then GMT 10 will be 6a.m. local time. //(10-4=6)When you convert to GMT:
You do opposite then your time zone states.
If there is plus in your time zone, then subtract the number of hours.
If there is minus in your time zone, then add the number of hours.If you are GMT +11, then midday 12 will be 1 GMT //(12-11=1)
If you are GMT -4, then midday 12 will be 4 p.m. GMT (16 GMT) //(12+4=16) -
I love this site…more people should use it. Thankyou Laria :)
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I just hope that it helps a little. :wink:
For those who like maps and pictures more then numbers: :D
STANDARD TIME ZONE CHART OF THE WORLD
The official U.S. time -
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To make sure that you have counted/estimated the correct GMT.
:idea:
Few days before an event is suppose to take place,
at the same hour when you think that it should be starting,
look at this page.It will show you the correct GMT at that moment! :shock:
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Different names and time zones relations to GMT without and with summer time (daylight saving time(DST)):
EST, EDT (US Eastern Time - New York): GMT - 5, GMT - 4
CST, CDT (US Central Time – Chicago): GMT - 6, GMT - 5
MST, MDT (US Mountain Time – Denver): GMT - 7, GMT - 6
PST, PDT (US Pacific Time - Los Angeles): GMT - 8, GMT - 7
CET, CEST (Central Europe Time – Paris): GMT + 1, GMT + 2
EET, EEST (Eastern Europe Time – Athens): GMT + 2, GMT + 3It would still be appreciated if you could include in your posts GMT times as well. :wink:
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I am bumping this because I am constantly getting confused and I refuse to gripe and complain about it unless I am prepared to do something about it.
Here is a really simple way to post a time something will happen in game, apoligies in advance for any that feel I am teaching Grandma to suck eggs.
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Go to the link The Fixed Time World Clock - setup
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Put in "your own" time and date you want an event to take place and select the location your at, this is easiest as most of us generally know were ones self is in the world. (Mostly anyway :) )
3 ) Press the "Calculate Fixed Time" button.
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Copy the link from the address bar ( looks something like, "http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=7&month=10&year=2006&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=0" ) and paste it were you want people to see it in your message on the boards.
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Highlight it again in your message and click the URL tag on the right of the HTML buttons above the forum text box.
and PRESTO!
for me it is now 5:30 PM
For the sake of everyones timezone sanity, or insanity as the case may be, practice it use it etc….it makes it so damn easy. Stick The Fixed Time World Clock - setup in your favorites on your browers.
PS if you want to make it say a word instead of the long link use the format Words I want to appear
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