# Changing default time zone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-default-time-zone/519271>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 28, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-default-time-zone/519271 "2009-11-28T21:56:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-default-time-zone/519271/1 "2009-11-28T21:56:57Z")

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I swear I used to be able to change my timezone to GMT -5, is that no longer an option or did I just miss where it is?

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-default-time-zone/519271/2 "2009-11-28T22:41:01Z")

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Go to your User CP, click Edit Options and look toward the bottom of that page.

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-default-time-zone/519271/3 "2009-11-28T23:56:47Z")

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I stopped scrolling after the second box it seems :smack:

Thanks.