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  2. Universal Time - Wikipedia

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    [a] Using telescopes, GMT was calibrated to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in the UK. Chronometers or telegraphy were used to synchronize these clocks. [4] Standard time zones of the world. The number at the bottom of each zone specifies the number of hours to add to UTC to convert it to the local time.

  3. UTC−04:00 - Wikipedia

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    UTC−2. (BRT+1) UTC−04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04:00. It is observed in the Eastern Time Zone (e.g., in Canada and the United States) during the warm months of daylight saving time, as Eastern Daylight Time. The Atlantic Time Zone observes it during standard time (cold months). It is observed all year in the ...

  4. Coordinated Universal Time - Wikipedia

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    Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time. It establishes a reference for the current time, forming the basis for civil time and time zones. UTC facilitates international communication, navigation, scientific research, and commerce. UTC has been widely embraced by most countries and ...

  5. ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 8601 is an international standard covering the worldwide exchange and communication of date and time -related data. It is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was first published in 1988, with updates in 1991, 2000, 2004, and 2019, and an amendment in 2022. [1] The standard provides a well-defined ...

  6. List of UTC offsets - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during standard time or year-round. The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets ...

  7. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    Yes. Long formats: English: mmmm d, yyyy. DMY dates are also used occasionally, primarily by, but not limited to, government institutions such as on the data page of passports, and immigration and customs forms. Filipino: ika- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy [135] or a- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy. (Note: Month and year can be shortened.

  8. Unix time - Wikipedia

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    Unix time[a] is a date and time representation widely used in computing. It measures time by the number of non- leap seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1st January 1970, the Unix epoch. In modern computing, values are sometimes stored with higher granularity, such as microseconds or nanoseconds.

  9. Eastern Time Zone - Wikipedia

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    Current time. 17:52, 10 September 2024 EST [refresh] 18:52, 10 September 2024 EDT [refresh] Observance of DST. DST is observed in parts of this time zone. The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.