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Re: What time is it?
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 16:09 -0500
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 16:09 -0500
Not really, Bill. I've read web sites from "responsible" organizations that read both ways. That UTC and GMT are the same. And, that they are different. i.e. GMT never changes while UTC does. Or both change. I refuse to re-align me sundial twice a year in order to make politicians happy.----- Original Message ----- From: "Noyce, Bill" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:55 PM Subject: Re: What time is it? EST = Eastern STANDARD Time, ie. Zone time for 75 West, 5 hours west of Greenwich. EDT = Eastern Daylight (savings) Time, our Summer time. Our clocks "Spring" forward in March, and "Fall" back in October, so during the summer they're only 4 hours off of GMT/UTC. Any help? -- Bill -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Jared Sherman Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:47 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: What time is it? No, really. I'm having a moment of confusion over this. Nov. 09, 20:42:00 UTC is the same as Nov. 09, 03:42:00 PM EST according to USNO.NAVY.MIL, and they should know. But I thought there was no daylight savings time correction to UTC, and "EST" is "Eastern Saving Time" (clocks moved an hour behind real time) in the eastern US now. Or, is this another instance of a difference between GMT and UTC, where UTC changes but GMT doesn't? Can someone unconfuse me on how US times, UTC, and GMT all do or don't vary with Daylight Slavings Time?