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what is our current timezone?

  • 17-08-2011 4:40pm
    #1
    AstonMartin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭


    Am I right in thinking that we are currently GMT+1 and so we don't retain greenwich mean time all year round?

    What is WET (western european time) and how does it differ from GMT?

    What dates do we switch to and from GMT?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    slade_x
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,426 Mod ✭✭✭✭slade_x


    AstonMartin wrote: »
    Am I right in thinking that we are currently GMT+1 and so we don't retain greenwich mean time all year round?

    What is WET (western european time) and how does it differ from GMT?

    What dates do we switch to and from GMT?

    Thanks.

    Not sure where this would really belong, Geography?

    Yes we are observing daylight savings time or (British Summer Time)

    WET is GMT

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_European_Time / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmt

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Summer_Time / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time


    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
    British Summer Time (BST) is in effect until Sunday 30 October 2011 01:00 GMT. The UK clocks are back on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) from 01:00 GMT Sunday 30 October 2011 until 01:00 GMT Sunday 25 March 2012.

    Hope that helps, i would imagine the links would contain practically everything you need to know


  • #3
    Rubecula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    Where I work we also use Zulu time which is recognised internationally. I think it is one hour behind us at the moment although as I personally don't use it I am not 100% sure.


  • #4
    Beeker
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    Rubecula wrote: »
    Where I work we also use Zulu time which is recognised internationally. I think it is one hour behind us at the moment although as I personally don't use it I am not 100% sure.
    Yes I use Zulu time at work as well:) Zulu is the same as GMT or actually it is now known as UTC and is one hour behind BST. We will revert back to UTC in October when the "clocks go back":)


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