# Is Time Offset + or -? C.f. GMT

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-offset-or-c-f-gmt/16580>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 29, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-offset-or-c-f-gmt/16580 "2000-04-29T15:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-offset-or-c-f-gmt/16580/1 "2000-04-29T15:09:57Z")

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On the Profile page it asks:

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Time offset:  
All times on the server are CT (US). Enter the number of hours that you are offset from this timezone, and all the times on the board will be altered to fit your timezone.

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What would I put for EST?  
" " MST?  
" " PST?  
" " GMT?

I guess Cecil is pretty big to get the Prime Meridian changed to Chicago 🙂

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-offset-or-c-f-gmt/16580/2 "2000-04-29T15:17:27Z")

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You mean the world doesn’t revolve around Cecil? I always thought so. 🙂

I’m part of that Eastern Time Zone cabal, so I put “+1” in my settings and now I see all timestamps expressed in Eastern Daylight Time.

I think this is how it works:

Eastern Time Zone: +1  
Central Time Zone: nothing needs to be changed.  
Mountain Time Zone: -1  
Pacific Time Zone: -2

And all the other ones around the world adjust accordingly.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-offset-or-c-f-gmt/16580/3 "2000-04-29T15:21:04Z")

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Try this link: Date and Time Gateway, [http://www.bsdi.com/date/](http://www.bsdi.com/date/)