Current Timezones

**Procurator** · 03/31/2008 05:48:32

I figured I'd list the current timezone offsets so people with parties and other events can make their posters appropriately. See, the US had the clever idea of starting their daylight savings time way earlier than the EU, so it's bound to throw a few people off.

I'm only including info about US and EU timezones. If anyone knows what's going on in Asia and Oceania, please post it.

Northern America

Shorthand name   Full name              Abbreviation   Offset
Pacific          Pacific Daylight Time     PDT        GMT-7
Mountain         Mountain Daylight Time     MDT        GMT-6
Central          Central Daylight Time      CDT        GMT-5
Eastern          Eastern Daylight Time      EDT        GMT-4

Europe

Full name              Abbreviation   Offset
UK time                    BST        GMT+1
Western European Time      WEST       GMT+1
Central European Time      CEST       GMT+2
Eastern European Time      EEST       GMT+3

All these regions are currently obeying daylight savings time. So a live event taking place at 5pm Pacific (PDT) will happen at 1am the following day in the UK (BST). These offsets are valid until the 26th of October.

Edit: I hate this forum. Wouldn't let me use proper tables.

**deviljonny**

Good work SMILEY i normally just add +8hrs to what ever time i get in my email and hope thats the right time lol

I think this should be sticky'd in the "RedPill Rescue" area.

**Pylat**

Lets not forget Australia, where we observe Daylight savings on the opposite time of the year to you (seasons being reversed and all) and some states don't do it at all.

Australia Stretches between GMT +8 and GMT +11 depending on where you are and if daylight savings are in effect, I think it ends come April.

Phrack

Excellent idea and resource, thank you for posting it Procurator. I think this thread should be moved to the Player Events forum and Stickied.

**Mindsweep**

Great work Procurator and this should be added to our guides or something as it's used much with LE's and Player Events.

**cloudwolf**

Meh, there should just be a Mega City Time display in-game somewhere, preferably on our compass.

**TonyJaa**

Good job man..This helps a lot!

**Virrago**

Procurator wrote:

So, for the next three weeks or so, if an event is held at 5pm Pacific (Dev time), players in the UK will see it at midnight, rather than 1am as usual.Edit: I hate this forum. Wouldn't let me use proper tables.

/yawn

So sleepy.... hate daylight savings time changes....

(and I can't confirm or deny that I agree with your statement about the forums)

**Dripping-Cheese**

It's comforting to know that it's always 5 O'Clock somewhere...!

**SolidRevolver**

The whole world should run on GMT! Muhahahahaha!

Until then though, this guide will do dandy! SMILEY

**GoDGiVeR**

cloudwolf wrote:

Meh, there should just be a Mega City Time display in-game somewhere, preferably on our compass.

I agree.

**ChloeAnn**

Ahh... timezones confuses me :S

Havocide

Awesome!!!!!

Agree with Phrack. Post and Sticky in player events (Maybe ALL of them?)

**PBlade**

cloudwolf wrote:

Meh, there should just be a Mega City Time display in-game somewhere, preferably on our compass.

That is the single most genius idea I have ever heard.

**mantra777**

cloudwolf wrote:

Meh, there should just be a Mega City Time display in-game somewhere, preferably on our compass.

you mean like /time coz there already is...just that it shows your PC's timeclock.