#timezones — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #timezones, aggregated by home.social.
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Yukon's Permanent Daylight Time! ☀️⏰
Yukon made a unique decision in 2020: it permanently switched to what is effectively Pacific Daylight Time, meaning it stays at UTC-7 year-round. No more changing clocks! This aligns it with Mountain Standard Time, offering consistent daylight hours and simplifying life for residents. #Canada #TimeZones #Yukon #NoDST
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We've all had that experience talking to friends on the other side of a planet. I say "Good morning friend!" and they respond "Well, it's 7 PM here but good morning".
First, I propose a stopgap of just saying "Good evening! How was work yesterday?" for them. It actually makes sense that their greeting is incongruent with yours, they're on the other side of a planet.
Then, in terms of space colonization, it would probably be useful to just say:
"Good time! How are the experiments coming?"
or better, a new word from an abbreviation:
"Good tod, have you seen Mary?"
(time of day)
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oh yay tomorrow I can sleep in until [checks calendar]... 6:15 am
(been a lot of early-morning meetings this week with east coast and EU... 5 am, 5:30. 6:15 will feel glorious)
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Central Time: Canada's Geographic Heart! ❤️
Central Standard Time (CST) at UTC-6 covers Manitoba and parts of Nunavut. This zone is often considered Canada's geographic heartland. Like most of Canada, it observes Daylight Saving Time, shifting to Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the warmer months. A vast and vital region! #Canada #TimeZones #CentralCanada #CST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Central_Time_Zone
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Tell me you know how to do #timezones by hand. I dare you! At this point, if you don't have machines doing this, your job is just timezone calculations. 🤣
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-alberta-morocco-time-change
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Mornings. I didn't know Morocco was moving later thin year permanently to GMT+0.
«Ubuntu’s ready for Alberta and Morocco time zone changes»
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-alberta-morocco-time-change
Spain should probably follow and stay permanently at GMT+1 like Portugal and UK for the Iberian Península and Balearic islands, and GMT+0 for Canary islands.
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@meluzzy Unix used, and POSIX defines, timezones as XXXnnYYY... where nn is the number of hours to *add* to get to UTC (making USian zones positive). ISO 8601 defines zones as number of hours *added* to UTC (making European zones positive).
BTW, the TZ database uses the zones Etc/GMT-6 (with GMT-6 as an alias), whereas "UTC-06" probably falls under the POSIX rules.
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In the mid-1990s I lived in Vancouver on the Pacific coast, and I was interviewing for a job in Florida. The person interviewing me misunderstood how timezones work.
Interview was scheduled for 9am. He thought he had to call me at 6am Eastern Time, which worked out to be 3am Pacific Time for me.
Phone rings at 3am. I was half asleep and confused, and he offered to call back in a few hours. I told him nevermind, I'm awake now, let's do the interview!
I did end up getting the job, and worked there for some time.
(Never forgot you, Tim W.) #Timezones
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Pacific Time: Canada's Western Gateway! 🌅
British Columbia runs on Pacific Time, fixed permanently at UTC-7 year-round. Home to Vancouver, Victoria, and most of the province, BC ended its twice-yearly clock changes in 2026 — no more springing forward or falling back. A few northeastern communities like Dawson Creek were already at UTC-7 year-round, so nothing changed for them. #Canada #TimeZones #BritishColumbia #PST
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How It Started in 2018 / How It’s Going in 2026: UK Labour Government to discover “Timezones” in 3… 2…
Oh dear.
See also:
#feed #keirStarmer #onlineSafetyAct #socialMediaBan #timezones -
Newfoundland's Unique Half-Hour Time Zone! ⏰
Did you know Newfoundland is the only place in North America with its own half-hour time zone? Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) is UTC-3:30, making it 30 minutes ahead of the rest of Atlantic Canada. This unique offset reflects its distinct geographical position in the Atlantic. #Canada #TimeZones #Newfoundland #NST
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Yukon's Permanent Daylight Time! ☀️⏰
Yukon made a unique decision in 2020: it permanently switched to what is effectively Pacific Daylight Time, meaning it stays at UTC-7 year-round. No more changing clocks! This aligns it with Mountain Standard Time, offering consistent daylight hours and simplifying life for residents. #Canada #TimeZones #Yukon #NoDST
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CW: Repost: British Columbia, Time Zones, and Postgres
In March 8, 2026, British Columbia moved their clocks to a year-round Pacific Daylight Savings Time, and doubtless broke a lot of software. Every time I work on better timezone support for Three Rings, this is the kind of story that terrifies me!
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/07/07/british-columbia-time-zones-and-postgres/#repost #programming #samaritans #threeRings #time #timezones #volunteering
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Dear logging and ticketing tools,
if you do not show the time zone for times, you are wrong.
It's like giving coordinates, but not the origin
"over 3 and up 4"
From where? Where I am now? Where I was at the time? I don't know the time because you didn't give a time zone! Heck, you only gave the day within +/- 1
signed,
everybody
PS: when multiple tools do this it's a right pain to build a timeline, you are wasting my time
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Eastern Time: Canada's Most Populous Zone! 🏙️
Eastern Standard Time (EST) at UTC-5 is Canada's most populous time zone, home to major cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. It covers most of Ontario and Quebec, plus eastern Nunavut. When Daylight Saving Time is observed, it shifts to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), keeping busy urban centres in sync. #Canada #TimeZones #EasternCanada #EST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Eastern_Time_Zone
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Atlantic Time: Spanning Four Provinces! 🌊
Atlantic Standard Time (AST) covers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and a small part of eastern Quebec. At UTC-4, these provinces spring forward for Daylight Saving Time. It's the first full time zone to greet the sunrise in Canada, setting the pace for the rest of the country! #Canada #TimeZones #AtlanticCanada #AST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Atlantic_Time_Zone
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Newfoundland's Unique Half-Hour Time Zone! ⏰
Did you know Newfoundland is the only place in North America with its own half-hour time zone? Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) is UTC-3:30, making it 30 minutes ahead of the rest of Atlantic Canada. This unique offset reflects its distinct geographical position in the Atlantic. #Canada #TimeZones #Newfoundland #NST
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Newfoundland's Unique Half-Hour Time Zone! ⏰
Did you know Newfoundland is the only place in North America with its own half-hour time zone? Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) is UTC-3:30, making it 30 minutes ahead of the rest of Atlantic Canada. This unique offset reflects its distinct geographical position in the Atlantic. #Canada #TimeZones #Newfoundland #NST
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Eastern Time: Canada's Most Populous Zone! 🏙️
Eastern Standard Time (EST) at UTC-5 is Canada's most populous time zone, home to major cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. It covers most of Ontario and Quebec, plus eastern Nunavut. When Daylight Saving Time is observed, it shifts to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), keeping busy urban centres in sync. #Canada #TimeZones #EasternCanada #EST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Eastern_Time_Zone
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CW: Reply: Is midnight in the middle of the night?
Niki wondered whether "midnight" is actually the middle of the night and discovered that it pretty much is. I explain that this is because he's in Berlin, which sits very close (only about 6 minutes out) from the solar UTC+1
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/06/10/is-midnight-in-the-middle-of-the-night/ -
Yukon's Permanent Daylight Time! ☀️⏰
Yukon made a unique decision in 2020: it permanently switched to what is effectively Pacific Daylight Time, meaning it stays at UTC-7 year-round. No more changing clocks! This aligns it with Mountain Standard Time, offering consistent daylight hours and simplifying life for residents. #Canada #TimeZones #Yukon #NoDST
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Atlantic Time: Spanning Four Provinces! 🌊
Atlantic Standard Time (AST) covers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and a small part of eastern Quebec. At UTC-4, these provinces spring forward for Daylight Saving Time. It's the first full time zone to greet the sunrise in Canada, setting the pace for the rest of the country! #Canada #TimeZones #AtlanticCanada #AST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Atlantic_Time_Zone
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Central Time: Canada's Geographic Heart! ❤️
Central Standard Time (CST) at UTC-6 covers Manitoba and parts of Nunavut. This zone is often considered Canada's geographic heartland. Like most of Canada, it observes Daylight Saving Time, shifting to Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the warmer months. A vast and vital region! #Canada #TimeZones #CentralCanada #CST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Central_Time_Zone
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Central Time: Canada's Geographic Heart! ❤️
Central Standard Time (CST) at UTC-6 covers Manitoba and parts of Nunavut. This zone is often considered Canada's geographic heartland. Like most of Canada, it observes Daylight Saving Time, shifting to Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the warmer months. A vast and vital region! #Canada #TimeZones #CentralCanada #CST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Canada#Central_Time_Zone
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Newfoundland's Unique Half-Hour Time Zone! ⏰
Did you know Newfoundland is the only place in North America with its own half-hour time zone? Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) is UTC-3:30, making it 30 minutes ahead of the rest of Atlantic Canada. This unique offset reflects its distinct geographical position in the Atlantic. #Canada #TimeZones #Newfoundland #NST
