[tz] Fwd: [IANA #636310] how to check a time

Derick Rethans tz at derickrethans.nl
Fri Nov 30 18:42:10 UTC 2012


On Thu, 29 Nov 2012, Gemma Conn wrote:

> Can you point me in the direction of where I can double check that 
> IANA has the correct time for New Zealand? I am worried that IANA has 
> the wrong time for New Zealand, as Google Calendar which claims to use 
> IANA Time Zone Database, displays the incorrect time for New Zealand. 
> It displays GMT + 12 Auckland but it should be GMT + 13 Auckland, as 
> we are observing Daylight Savings time.

Looks okay:

Pacific/Auckland  Sat Sep 29 14:00:00 2012 UTC = Sun Sep 30 03:00:00 2012 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800
Pacific/Auckland  Sat Apr  6 13:59:59 2013 UTC = Sun Apr  7 02:59:59 2013 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800

46800 / 3600 = 13

cheers,
Derick


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