2. Introduction
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.­ ­ Hi all and welcome to The Time Conversion Thread! This thread has been created to assist everyone in converting times from any place, to any place, with as little confusion as possible over what timezone someone is in, and whether that person's timezone has changed. Previously, the only conversions available to us was a simple chart showing GMT offsets of a few cities around the world. This, didn't show differences in different countries, and also did not take into account Daylight Savings. This caused the vast majority of RuneScape players to convert times up to approximately two hours out from the time it should have been.

.­ ­ I have been converting times for people for approximately two years now, so have a lot of experience in knowing where to find the right information, so the information found here *should* be correct. I have collected the data for this thread in early December 2008, so there might be some slight timezone changes closer to timezone-change dates, however I cannot account for these unforseen changes. I will not be updating this thread again until late 2009 or early 2010 as I will no longer be a member as of early January 2009. If you have any questions regarding timezone conversions, you should contact Aljosa2004 on his thread at 14-15-108-58210227. Aljosa has been converting timezones for a similar amount of time as me, and we both have our strengths and weaknesses (c)

.­ ­ Within this thread, you will be able to find Daylight Savings schedules, recommended times for events and GMT offsets included in multiple conversion charts which you can use and fill in to give people time conversions for your own thread. I hope that this thread will be of use to everyone for 2009 and the beginning of 2010, and that there will be no more incorrect time conversions

3. Important Information
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.­ ­ One of the most common mistakes people make when converting timezones, is assuming the meaning of GMT. GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time, is a time which does NOT change throughout the year to accomodate for any daylight savings changes. Greenwich is a place in London, where all timezones are measured from, as well as lines of Longitude. During the UK Summer (and parts of Spring and Autumn), the UK use BST or British Summer Time, which is GMT+1. Often on the Runescape forums, I've noticed people refer to BST as GMT, causing many conversions to be wrong. This thread will use the *real* GMT as a base for all conversions, as it is easier. Please make sure that you remember that UK Time and GMT are different for half of the year

.­ ­ This is The Time Conversion Thread version 2.0.0.
.­ ­ This thread was last updated on Monday the 5th of January, 2009. Information in this thread is correct as of 10th December 2008. Information can be used up until 31st January 2010.

.­ ­ The time on the Runescape Forums from 1st January 2009 until 1AM GMT 29th March 2009 is GMT.
.­ ­ The time on the Runescape Forums from 1AM GMT 29th March 2009 until 1AM GMT 25th October 2009 is BST (GMT+1).
.­ ­ The time on the Runescape Forums from 1AM GMT 25th October 2009 until 1AM GMT 28th March 2010 is GMT.

.­ ­ You can check the current time on the Runescape forums by clicking the "Runescape Forums" link next to Location > Home, and then scroll down to a busy forum like General and check the time-stamp of the last post. The time is after the date. This time may be a few minutes old depending on when the last time someone posted in the forum was.

.­ ­ And the final important piece of information is a few reminders:
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 00:00 or 12:00AM is Midnight.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 12:00 or 12:00PM is Midday.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Make sure you use the correct conversion chart for a given time of year, more information in post 21on page 3.

EXTRA IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please see the top of page 29 for an announcement on me

From now until I come back (see page 29), Great One60 will be taking questions. Great One60 has been a great friend of mine for a long time, and knows timezones very well. I trust that she will be able to answer any questions you give her. A big thankyou to Great One60 for doing this for me


4. Contents
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Page 1
­ ­ 1. Mod Emilee's Introduction
­ ­ 2. Introduction
­ ­ 3. Important Information
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­ ­ 5. Country and Timezone Information
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11. Daylight Savings Information
12. Daylight Savings Information continued
13. Daylight Savings Information continued
14. Daylight Savings Information continued
15. Daylight Savings Information continued
16. How to Convert Timezones
17. How to Convert Timezones continued
18. Best time for Events
19. News & Announcements
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21. Timezone Conversion Charts
22. Timezone Conversion Charts continued
23-164. Conversion Charts 1-71
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Pages 18-20
171. FAQ Introduction
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191. Time Conversion Thread Survey
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5. Country and Timezone Information
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.­ ­ The following four posts contain information about what timezone each country or each section of each country is in. The countries have been split into seven groups:
.­ ­ ­ ­ - North America
.­ ­ ­ ­ - Europe
.­ ­ ­ ­ - Pacific
.­ ­ ­ ­ - Asia
.­ ­ ­ ­ - South America
.­ ­ ­ ­ - Africa
.­ ­ ­ ­ - Russia
.­ ­ Hopefully you can find your country in the appropriate section, they will be listed in alphabetical order.

.­ ­ If an area uses DST, please see the next page for DST information.


.­ ­ NORTH AMERICA
.­ ­ Canada:
.­ ­ ­ ­ Newfoundland Standard/Daylight Time (NFLS/DT) GMT-3:30. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Newfoundland.
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Atlantic Standard/Daylight Time (NAAS/DT) GMT-4. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Québec (Far-Eastern area, does not use DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Eastern Standard/Daylight Time (NAES/DT) GMT-5. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Nunavut (Eastern area), Ontario (Eastern area), Québec.
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Central Standard/Daylight Time (NAC.S/DT) GMT-6. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Manitoba, Nunavut (Central area), Ontario (Western Area), Saskatchewan (only when OFF DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Mountain Standard/Daylight Time (NAMS/DT) GMT-7. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut (Western area), Saskatchewan (only when ON DST), Saskatchewan (Lloydminster area).
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Pacific Standard/Daylight Time (NAPS/DT) GMT-8. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ British Colombia, Yukon.
.­ ­ Cuba: Cuba Standard/Daylight Time (CUS/DT) GMT-5. Uses DST.
.­ ­ Guatemala: Guatemala Time (GUT) GMT-6. No DST.
.­ ­ Jamaica: Jamaica Time (JAT) GMT-5. No DST.

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.­ ­ NORTH AMERICA continued
.­ ­ Mexico: (Use Mexican instead of North American when Canada and USA are on DST but Mexico is not) (c)
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Central Standard/Daylight Time (NAC.S/DT) GMT-6. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Baja California
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Mountain Standard/Daylight Time (NAMS/DT) GMT-7. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora (only when OFF DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Pacific Standard/Daylight Time (NAPS/DT) GMT-8. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Everywhere else, Sonora (only when ON DST).
.­ ­ USA:
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Eastern Standard/Daylight Time (NAES/DT) GMT-5. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (E), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (E), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Central Standard/Daylight Time (NAC.S/DT) GMT-6. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (W), Illinois, Indiana (SW / NW), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (W), Louisiana, Michigan (W), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota (E), Tennessee (W), Texas, Wisconsin.
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Mountain Standard/Daylight Time (NAMS/DT) GMT-7. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Arizona (only when OFF DST), Colorado, Idaho (S), Kansas (W), Montana, Nebraska (W), New Mexico, North Dakota (W), Oregon (E), South Dakota (W), Texas (W), Utah, Wyoming.
.­ ­ ­ ­ North American Pacific Standard/Daylight Time (NAPS/DT) GMT-8. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Arizona (only when ON DST), California, Idaho (N), Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Alaskan Standard/Daylight Time (AKS/DT) GMT-9. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Alaska.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Hawaii Time (HWT) GMT-10. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Alaska (Aleutian), Hawaii.

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.­ ­ EUROPE
.­ ­ Western European Standard/Summer Time (GMT/BST) GMT+0. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom.
.­ ­ Central European Standard/Summer Time (CEU[S]T) GMT+1. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
.­ ­ Eastern European Standard/Summer Time (EEU[S]T) GMT+2. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
.­ ­ Iceland Time (ICT) GMT+0. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Iceland.



.­ ­ PACIFIC
.­ ­ Australia:
.­ ­ ­ ­ Christmas Island Time (CXT) GMT+7. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Christmas Island.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Australian Western Standard/Daylight Time (AUWS/DT) GMT+8. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Western Australia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Australian Central Standard/Daylight Time (AUCS/DT) GMT+9:30. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Northern Territory (only when OFF DST) South Australia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Australian Northern Territory Time (AUNTT) GMT+9:30. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Northern Territory (only when ON DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Australian Eastern Standard/Daylight Time (AUES/DT) GMT+10. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Australian Capital Territory, Lord Howe Island (only when ON DST), New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Queensland Time (QLDT) GMT+10. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Queensland (only when ON DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Lord Howe Island Standard Time (LHIST) GMT+10:30. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Lord Howe Island (only when OFF DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Norfolk Island Time (NFIT) GMT+11:30. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Norfolk Island.
.­ ­ Fiji: Fiji Time (FJT) GMT+12. No DST.
.­ ­ New Zealand:
.­ ­ ­ ­ Tokelau Time (TKT) GMT-10. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Tokelau
.­ ­ ­ ­ New Zealand Standard/Daylight Time (NZS/DT) GMT+12. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Everywhere except Tokelau and Chatham Island.

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.­ ­ PACIFIC continued
.­ ­ New Zealand continued:
.­ ­ ­ ­ Chatham Island Standard/Daylight Time (CHIS/DT) GMT+12:45. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Chatham Island.
.­ ­ Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea Time (PNGT) GMT+10. No DST.



.­ ­ ASIA
.­ ­ ­ ­ Western Middle East Time (WMET) GMT+2. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Israel, Jordan, Syria. (When on DST, use MET (Middle East Time, GMT+3)).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Middle East Time (MET) GMT+3. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Iraq, Israel (only when ON DST), Jordan (only when ON DST), Saudi Arabia, Syria (only when ON DST), Yemen.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Iran Standard/Daylight Time (IRS/DT) GMT+3:30. Use DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Iran.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Southern-Asia Western Time (SAWT) GMT+4. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Georgia, Kazakhstan (Western area), United Arab Emirates.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Afghanistan Time (AFGT) GMT+4:30. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Afghanistan.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Southern-Asia Central Time (SACT) GMT+5. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Kazakhstan (Central area), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Indian Time (INDT) GMT+5:30. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ India, Sri Lanka.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Nepal Time (NPT) GMT+5:45. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Nepal.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Southern-Asia Eastern Time (SAET) GMT+6. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Bangladesh, Kazakhstan (Eastern area).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Myanmar Time (MYR.T) GMT+6:30. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Myanmar.
.­ ­ ­ ­ South-Eastern-Asia Western Time (SEAWT) GMT+7. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Cambodia, Indonesia (Western area), Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.
.­ ­ ­ ­ South-Eastern-Asia Central Time (SEACT) GMT+8. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ China, Indonesia (Central area), Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.
.­ ­ ­ ­ South-Eastern-Asia Eastern Time (SEAET) GMT+9. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ East Timor, Indonesia (Eastern area), Japan, North Korea, South Korea.

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.­ ­ SOUTH AMERICA
.­ ­ Argentina: Eastern South America Standard/Daylight Time (ESAS/DT) GMT-3. Uses DST.
.­ ­ Brazil:
.­ ­ ­ ­ Acre, Amazona.(s), Rondônia, Roraima:
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Central South America Standard Time (CSAST) GMT-4. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Do Sul:
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Central South America Standard/Daylight Time (C.SAS/DT) GMT-4. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Alagos, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Para, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins:
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Eastern South America Standard Time (ESAST) GMT-3. No DST. (When on DST, use CSAD.T (Central South America Daylight Time, GMT-4+1)).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Go.iás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo:
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Eastern South America Standard/Daylight Time (ESAS/DT) GMT-3. Uses DST.
.­ ­ Chile:
.­ ­ ­ ­ South American Islands Time (SAIT) GMT-6. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Easter Island (only when OFF DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Western South America Time (WSAT) GMT-5. Is DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Easter Island (only when ON DST).
.­ ­ ­ ­ Central South America Standard/Daylight Time (C.SAS/DT) GMT-4. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Everywhere else.
.­ ­ Colombia: Western South America Time (WSAT) GMT-5. No DST.
.­ ­ Ecuador:
.­ ­ ­ ­ South American Islands Time (SAIT) GMT-6. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Galapagos Islands.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Western South America Time (WSAT) GMT-5. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Everywhere else.
.­ ­ Peru: Western South America Time (WSAT) GMT-5. No DST.



.­ ­ AFRICA
.­ ­ ­ ­ African Far-Western Time (AFFWT) GMT+0. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Ghana, Morocco. (c)
.­ ­ ­ ­ African Western Time (AFWT) GMT+1. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Algeria, Nigeria.
.­ ­ ­ ­ African Central Time (AFCT) GMT+2. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Egypt (only when OFF DST), South Africa, Zimbabwe.

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.­ ­ AFRICA continued
.­ ­ ­ ­ African Eastern Time (AFET) GMT+3. No DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Egypt (only when ON DST), Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Sudan, Tanzania.



.­ ­ RUSSIA
.­ ­ ­ ­ Kalingrad Standard/Daylight Time (RKLS/DT) GMT+2. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Kaliningrad Oblast.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Moscow Standard/Daylight Time (RMOS/DT) GMT+3. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Most of European Russia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Samara Standard/Daylight Time (RSAS/DT) GMT+4. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Samara Oblast and Udmurtia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Yekaterinburg Standard/Daylight Time (RYES/DT) GMT+5. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk (O)blast, Khantia-Mansia, Kurgan (O)blast, Orenburg Oblast, Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk (O)blast, Tyumen (O)blast, and Yamalia.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Omsk Standard/Daylight Time (ROMS/DT) GMT+6. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Altai Krai, Altai Republic, Novosibirsk (O)blast, Omsk (O)blast and Tomsk (O)blast.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Krasnoyarsk Standard/Daylight Time (RKRS/DT) GMT+7. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Kemerovo Oblast, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tuva.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Irkutsk Standard/Daylight Time (RIRS/DT) GMT+8. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Buryatia and Irkutsk (O)blast.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Yaku.tsk Standard/Daylight Time (RYAS/DT) GMT+9. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Amur Oblast, Western Sakha Republic and Zabaykalsky Krai.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Vladivostok Standard/Daylight Time (RVLS/DT) GMT+10. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ The Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, Central Sakha Republic and Sakhalin Island.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Magadan Standard/Daylight Time (RMAS/DT) GMT+11. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Magadan Oblast, Eastern Sakha and the Kuril Islands.
.­ ­ ­ ­ Kamchatka Standard/Daylight Time (R.KAS/DT) GMT+12. Uses DST.
.­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Chuko.tka and Kamchatka Krai.