# How do I switch my time?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056>\
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**Created:** [April 21, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056 "2007-04-21T11:02:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/1 "2007-04-21T11:02:19Z")

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On my time, I accidentially set it to Mountain Time, 2 hours later than my actual time. How do I switch it?

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/2 "2007-04-21T12:13:45Z")

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Go to User CP on the menu bar above the thread, and click on it, then click on Edit Options. The time zone selection is near the bottom. 🙂

And welcome to the place, hope you like it. 😃

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/3 "2007-04-21T15:46:23Z")

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Or just move out west. It’s nice here, really.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/4 "2007-04-23T04:30:04Z")

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I’d have thought that a guy named Chronos could have been just a _bit_ more helpful with _this_ question. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/5 "2007-04-24T23:05:48Z")

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I was just recognizing that time and space are two different aspects of the same continuum.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-time/401056/6 "2007-04-24T23:32:42Z")

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Don’t mind **Chronos**. He’s just hungry.