[Hidden-tech] [Spam] : GMT time zone calculations

[Daniel Gronwald]

I find this very handy to put in multiple locations and see what time it is
across all:
http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

Hope this helps,

Dan

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:37 PM, Mik Muller <tech at montaguewebworks.com>
wrote:

> Sorry, I got that wrong. We're -5 at the moment and are -4 during EDT.
>
> Mik
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> On Dec 6, 2016, at 6:34 PM, Michael Muller <tech at montaguewebworks.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey Marcia,
>
> Yes. China is currently 14 hours ahead of us. We are in GMT-6 at the
> moment, also known as EST (Eastern Standard Time). During daylight
> savings we're GMT-5, also known as EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).
>
> Here's a tip on how to think about it. As you know, the sun sets in the
> west. So, it appears to move around us in a westerly direction. That
> means anyone to the west of us, say California, is behind us in terms of
> the when the sun sets there. California is three time zones away, so as I
> write this at 6:30 PM EST, it is currently 3:30 PM EST over there.
>
> England, which is where GMT is (Greenwich Mean Time), is east of us across
> the Atlantic Ocean. They are currently six hours ahead of us (or rather,
> we are six hours behind them, thus GMT-6), so it's 12:30 AM over there.
> Just past midnight, tomorrow.
>
> China is 8 hours ahead England, or GMT+8. That means it's 8:30 AM over
> there. Rush hour, tomorrow.
>
> To make matters more confusing, some countries are on the half-hour from
> us, like India, which is GMT +5:30. That means it's 5:00 AM over there,
> tomorrow.
>
> Sometimes I have a hard time figuring this stuff out too. That's where
> technology comes in.
>
> If you have an iPhone you can use the World Clock tab to set up a new
> clock for China.
>
> There's also this:
>
> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> Mik Muller, owner
> Montague WebWorks413-320-5336http://MontagueWebWorks.com
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> On 12/6/2016 4:53 PM, Marcia Yudkin wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been asked to suggest a time for a meeting with folks who are in time zone GMT +8.  I think they are in China, Taiwan or Singapore, but I'm not sure.
>
> This GMT system confuses me.  What GMT time zone are we in, in the Northeast?
>
> How do I express a certain time in GMT terms, as opposed to Eastern time?
>
> And then there's the international date line to consider as well!  If they are in Asia, then they are a day "ahead" of us, correct?
>
> Help!
>
> Marcia Yudkin
> Goshen
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