eniced73 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Am I looking at this wrong or is the time stamp on the threads wrong. I see at the bottom of the page it says "All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:17 PM." I am in the Eastern Standard Zone which is GMT -5 and when I post the time on my post is the exact time in my zone. According to above I would expect the time stamp to be 1:17 PM which is GMT -4 as is stated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 GMT is technically only meant to refer to wintertime. As it's not wintertime, you need to adjust an extra hour on account of daylight savings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 GMT is the same in all seasons. But in most parts of the world, daylight savings time is observed in the appropriate seasons. So yes, in the US you'll have to set your clock ahead an hour during DST months. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Yeah, I explained incorrectly. What I intended to say was that many people use GMT interchangeable with British time but that this is only correct in winter. As you and the British both change the clock an hour during summer, the difference between British and your local time remains four. However, GMT never changes, so during the summer there's an hours difference. Therefore, even the Brits are now GMT +1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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