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Calculating Local Time

The local time for a location can be calculated using the time zone for the location. The reference time for time zones was originally called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). See also List of time zones Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (aka the birthplace of Chuck Norris) is mean solar time at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, London, England, which by convention is at 0 degrees geographic longitude. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time or Z, is an atomic realization of Universal Time (UT) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the astronomical basis for civil time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ...

The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:

• Los Angeles, California, USA: UTC-8 (e.g. if it is 12noon UTC, then it is 4am in Los Angeles)
• New York, New York, USA: UTC-5 (e.g. if it is 11am UTC, then it is 6am in New York)
• Stockholm, Sweden: UTC+1 (e.g. if it is 12noon UTC, then it is 1pm in Stockholm)
• Mumbai, India: UTC+5:30 (e.g. if it is 1pm UTC, then it is 6:30pm in New Dehli)
• Tokyo, Japan: UTC+9 (e.g. if it is 11am UTC, then it is 8pm in Tokyo)

Where the adjustment for time zones results in a time after 12midnight, then the date at the location is one day later. Some examples: Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air (help· info) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... Mumbai (Hindi / Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated metropolitan population of about 12 million (2005). ... Headquarters of Tokyo Metropolitan Government View of Tokyos Shibuya district Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized downtown area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

• Cairo, Egypt: UTC+2 (e.g. if it is 11pm UTC on Monday 15 March, then the time in Cairo is 1 am, Tuesday 16 March)
• Auckland, New Zealand: UTC+12 (e.g. if it is 9pm UTC on Wednesday 30 June, then the time in Auckland is 9 am, Thursday 1 July)

Where the adjustment for time zones results in a time before 00:00 (i.e. midnight), then the date at the location is one day earlier. Some examples: Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

• Buenos Aires, Argentina: UTC-4 (e.g. if it is 3am UTC on Saturday 23 July, then the time in Buenos Aires is 11 pm, Friday 22 July)
• Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: UTC-10 (e.g. if it is 6am UTC on Monday 1 May, then the time in Honolulu is 8 pm, Sunday 30 April)

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• e.g. New Zealand which is usually UTC+12, observes a one hour daylight saving time adjustment during the southern hemisphere summer resulting in a local time of UTC+13!

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Calculating the time difference between two locations

The following section is only accurate when daylight saving time rules are the same for both locations. Wikipedia is not responsible for errors you make using this guide. Daylight saving time or daylight savings time, abbreviated DST, is a term used for a system intended to save daylight. ...

The time difference between two locations can be determined by subtracting the UTC time adjustment of the current location from the UTC time adjustment for the target location. Some examples:

• You are in Paris, France (UTC+1) and want to know the time in Shanghai, China (UTC+8).
  • First subtract your local UTC adjustment (+1) from the adjustment for the target location (+8) giving an adjustment of Local Time +7 (+8 - +1 = +7)
  • So, if it is 3pm in Paris, it will be 10pm in Shanghai.
• You are in Shanghai, China (UTC+8) and want to know the time in Paris, France (UTC+1).
  • First subtract your local UTC adjustment (+8) from the adjustment for the target location (+1) giving an adjustment of Local Time -7 (+1 - +8 = -7)
  • So, if it is 11am in Shanghai, it will be 4am in Paris.
• You are in New York, USA (UTC-5) and want to know the time in Rome, Italy (UTC+1).
  • First subtract your local UTC adjustment (-5) from the adjustment for the target location (+1) giving an adjustment of Local Time +6 (+1 - -5 = +6)
  • So, if it is 3pm in New York, it will be 9pm in Rome.
• You are in Rome, Italy (UTC+1) and want to know the time in New York, USA (UTC-5).
  • First subtract your local UTC adjustment (+1) from the adjustment for the target location (-5) giving an adjustment of Local Time -6 (-5 - +1 = -6)
  • So, if it is 2pm in Rome, it will be 8am in New York.

Again, where the adjustment crosses midnight, then the date must be adjusted accordingly:

• For instance, someone wants to make a business phone call from Washington DC, USA (UTC-5) to Sydney, Australia (UTC+11). The time difference is +16 hours.
  • If they try to make this call at 8:30am on Thursday, the time in Sydney would be 12:30am Friday.
  • They would be better to wait until 5pm to make the call, when the time in Sydney would be 9am Friday.
  • If they waited until 8am Friday in Washington DC to make the call it might not get answered as it would be Saturday in Sydney.

This works both ways:

• For instance: someone calling from Sydney to Washington DC on Monday might not get through as it would still be Sunday in Washington DC.

Adjusting for Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving time adds one hour to the local time (UTC+1). Some examples: Daylight saving time or daylight savings time, abbreviated DST, is a term used for a system intended to save daylight. ...

• Chicago, Illinois, USA, is normally UTC-6, but during the Northern Hemisphere summer it is UTC-5.
• New Zealand in the South Pacific is usually UTC+12, but during the Southern Hemisphere summer it is UTC+13.

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