Also, anyone who can point out a good site for converting one timezone to another (as flexible as possible for being able to handle various standards and whatnot) will have my undying gratitude.
Please, it's really important for me that I not get the wrong answer, so double-check before posting. Thanks!
2007-02-18 11:39:01 · 3 answers · asked by whoandawhatnow 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The abbreviation PCT is not used for Pacific Standard Time in the United States -- it is, of course, PST, and it is eight hours earlier than GMT. So, 12:00 noon, PST, would be 8 PM (same day) in London. If you know the time zone number for any city, you can calculate by simple addition or subtraction the time for any other city for which you know the time zone number. Some examples: London, 0. Paris, +1, Warsaw, +2. Moscow, +3. New York, -5. Chicago, -6. Denver, -7. San Francisco, -8.
2007-02-18 11:49:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no official, standard, worldwide set of time zone abbreviations. Several countries that lie in more than one time zone have their national standards, but none of them has a PCT abbreviation. If you're talking about a place in the U.S. or Canada, PST (Pacific Standard Time, 8 hours earlier than GMT) and PDT (Pacific Daylight Time, 7 hours earlier than GMT) are possibilities.
Otherwise, it could be something someone made up, like Panama Canal Time.
2007-02-18 12:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by Gwillim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 8 hours earlier than GMT on the west coast of the US. Thus, if it is noon GMT, it is 4 AM Pacific standard time.
2007-02-18 12:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by rlb1961 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋