# End of Daylight Savings Time

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531>\
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**Created:** [November 13, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531 "2017-11-13T15:35:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531/1 "2017-11-13T15:35:37Z")

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Whenever I’m logged in I’ve never noticed time to not be displayed accurately. However since DST ended this year, when I am logged out it’s as though the hour was never lost and displays read one time zone ahead. Why is this?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531/2 "2017-11-13T15:38:41Z")

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Does your User CP have the automatic time adjusting option on?

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531/3 "2017-11-13T16:48:44Z")

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Yeah…like I said, it’s accurate when I am logged in.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-daylight-savings-time/801531/4 "2017-11-13T16:54:08Z")

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When you are logged out it’s either taking some default or it’s making its best guess based on your IP. I wouldn’t expect it to necessarily be all that accurate in determining your time zone.