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Posted: 2005 Jan 18 Tue. 6:15am GMT-Universal Time Subject:
I see it's funny when I post late at night and the time shown on the post is just different ............. I didn't notice that until last Saturday when I was online really late
Posted: 2005 Jan 18 Tue. 2:18pm GMT-Universal Time Subject: Re: Time Zone for this forum
Ken wrote:
DSun, does the time show in every post is based on Canada's time ????
just curious
Ken,
Arlene is right. We use Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for this forum. GMT is also known as Universal Time or UT. The reason why I chose to use GMT is because it's kind of an "in the middle" compromise between most major cities around the world. Also, there is no springing forward or falling back 1 hour (Daylight-Saving Time) on the clock during the different seasons which makes it more simple and stable.
Canada has different time zones. Here in Vancouver, BC, Canada it's currently 6:18am PST (Pacific Standard Time) in the morning which is 2:18PM GMT in the afternoon as I submit this reply.
Other parts of Canada such as Toronto, Ontario, Canada uses Eastern Standard Time (same as New York, USA) which is 3 hours ahead of PST. Therefore, it's 9:18am in Toronto, Canada where our forum member Teakettle lives.
View the following links for more details on the terms.
Posted: 2005 Jan 19 Wed. 12:55am GMT-Universal Time Subject:
Arlene,
Yes, Vancouver is in the same time zone as California as well as Washington State. Vancouver, BC is only about 3 hours north of Seattle, Washington by car.
You can view a time zone map of the world at the following links:
Posted: 2005 Jan 19 Wed. 3:38pm GMT-Universal Time Subject:
It is confusing ken....why can't we all just be on the same time zone...I mean if Alaska can be in the dark 6 months a year and in daylight the other half.... whats wrong with waking up at 5 in sunlight......
Posted: 2005 Jan 21 Fri. 3:42pm GMT-Universal Time Subject:
true but if they can do it in Alaska..... everyone can do it...i had a friend that loved living in Alaska; but couldn't deal with going to bed at 9pm and having it look like it was the middle of the day....
Posted: 2006 Jan 31 Tue. 10:33pm GMT-Universal Time Subject: changing post times.. World Clock and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
I have looked everywhere and I can not figure out how to change my time . Currently it is 5:36pm. And I have about 10:33 on my post any idea how I do it? Thanks in advance!!
Posted: 2006 Feb 01 Wed. 12:59am GMT-Universal Time Subject:
I had the same problem Michelle. I think there is only one time. Whatever the time in Vancouver, I think must be the forum time. But then, I could be wrong.
Posted: 2006 Feb 01 Wed. 1:42am GMT-Universal Time Subject: Re: changing post times..
kittycow26 wrote:
I have looked everywhere and I can not figure out how to change my time . Currently it is 5:36pm. And I have about 10:33 on my post any idea how I do it? Thanks in advance!!
Michelle,
The time we use on our forum and web site is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) also known as "Universal Time" or UT. It's a good compromise between the different cities and countries around the world. We synchronize our clocks regularly with atomic clock servers so it should be the most accurate.
Also, GMT remains the same year-round without worrying about springing forward or setting back the clocks. It's less confusing if we use only one universally standardized clock to keep track of our time.
GMT is World Time and the basis of every world time zone which sets the time of day and is at the centre of the time zone map. GMT sets current time or official time around the globe. Most time changes are measured by GMT. Although GMT has been replaced by atomic time (UTC) it is still widely regarded as the correct time for every international time zone.
The times of various events, particularly astronomical and weather phenomena, are often given in "Universal Time" (abbreviated UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (abbreviated GMT). The two terms are often used loosely to refer to time kept on the Greenwich meridian (longitude zero), five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Times given in UT are almost always given in terms of a 24-hour clock. Thus, 14:42 (often written simply 1442) is 2:42 p.m., and 21:17 (2117) is 9:17 p.m. Sometimes a Z is appended to a time to indicate UT, as in 0935Z.
When a precision of one second or better is needed, however, it is necessary to be more specific about the exact meaning of UT. For that purpose different designations of Universal Time have been adopted. In astronomical and navigational usage, UT often refers to a specific time called UT1, which is a measure of the rotation angle of the Earth as observed astronomically. It is affected by small variations in the rotation of the Earth, and can differ slightly from the civil time on the Greenwich meridian. Times which may be labeled "Universal Time" or "UT" in data provided by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory (for example, in the annual almanacs) conform to this definition.
However, in the most common civil usage, UT refers to a time scale called "Coordinated Universal Time" (abbreviated UTC), which is the basis for the worldwide system of civil time. This time scale is kept by time laboratories around the world, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, and is determined using highly precise atomic clocks. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures makes use of data from the timing laboratories to provide the international standard UTC which is accurate to approximately a nanosecond (billionth of a second) per day. The length of a UTC second is defined in terms of an atomic transition of the element cesium under specific conditions, and is not directly related to any astronomical phenomena.
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