Managing System FilesSetting the System Clock

Time Zone and DST Information Table (continued)

Abbreviation

Name

Hours from

DST Start

DST End

DST Change

UTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

eet

Eastern Europe

+02:00

Last Sunday in Mar.

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

at 2:00 a.m.

at 3:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cet

Central Europe

+01:00

Last Sunday in Mar.

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

at 2:00 a.m.

at 3:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

met

Middle Europe

+01:00

Last Sunday in Mar.

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

at 2:00 a.m.

at 3:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bst

British Standard

+00:00

Last Sunday in Mar.

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

at 1:00 a.m.

at 3:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wet

Western Europe

+00:00

Last Sunday in Mar.

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

at 1:00 a.m.

at 3:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gmt

Greenwich Mean

+00:00

No default

No default

No default

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wat

West Africa

-01:00

No default

No default

No default

 

 

 

 

 

 

zm2

No standard name

-02:00

No default

No default

No default

 

 

 

 

 

 

zm3

No standard name

-03:00

No default

No default

No default

 

 

 

 

 

 

nst

Newfoundland

-03:30

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ast

Atlantic Standard

-04:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

est

Eastern Standard

-05:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cst

Central Standard

-06:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mst

Mountain Standard

-07:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pst

Pacific Standard

-08:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

Time

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

akst

Alaska

-09:00

1st Sunday in Apr. at

Last Sunday in Oct.

1:00

 

 

 

2:00 a.m.

at 2:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hst

Hawaii

-10:00

No default

No default

No default

 

 

 

 

 

 

zm11

No standard name

-11:00

No default

No default

No default

 

 

 

 

 

 

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