# Why is TSD timemark off by an hour?

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**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403 "2003-10-24T21:23:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/1 "2003-10-24T21:23:15Z")

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The bottom of my TSD screen claims that times are shown as GMT -5 hours, when they are clearly GMT -4 hours and presumably will be for the next 38 1/2 hours (approx.). Why can’t they do it right? It can’t be that hard.

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**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/2 "2003-10-24T22:16:07Z")

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Mine says:

All times are GMT. The time now is 11:13 PM.  
Which, although 10 minutes behind, seems pretty accurate to me.  
(unless the central time zone isn’t GMT -6 right now for some reason)

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/3 "2003-10-24T23:58:50Z")

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Off to ATMB.

**DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/4 "2003-10-25T00:12:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by aktep \*  
> Which, although 10 minutes behind, seems pretty accurate to me.  
> (unless the central time zone isn’t GMT -6 right now for some reason)

Central _Standard_ Time is GMT -6. Central _Daylight_ Time is GMT -5. Unless you’re in one of the enlightened corners that doesn’t practice DST, the central time zone is, indeed, not GMT -6 right now.

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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/5 "2003-10-25T00:28:39Z")

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“All times are GMT-6 hours.” That’s what it says here. The hour is correct, for CDT, although the minutes are about 12 behind. Go figger.

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tsd-timemark-off-by-an-hour/209403/6 "2003-10-25T00:46:32Z")

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mine’s off by an hour too. i have to choose a different timezone/country instead of where i am to balance it out.