Understanding time zone charts...

[SpetzNaz]

Many have complained that when scrim, meet & greet, and various event times are posted, they do not understand the time zone charts.

I cry for the American educational system that I have to do this. Time Zone charts are not complicated... just look at them carefully for a minute or two, and it will make sense. It if doesn't, go to your elementary school and demand a refund. Nonetheless.... here is how the time zone charts work.

The chart presents you with a map of either the United States, or the World. That map is split into color coded segments which are the various different time zones (eastern, central, etc). You can determine which time zone you are in by simply looking at the map.

Now, the chart shows you time by using a sample time, and showing you the time everywhere else relative to that time. Take a look at this map:

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/usa-time-zone-converters/images/us-time-zones.jpg

For example, our sample time is 3 PM Pacific time. The map indicates that at 3 PM Pacific time, it would be 4 PM Mountain, 5 PM Central, and 6 PM Eastern. That is how any time-zone map/chart works.

I hope this makes sense...

 

[Duality]

haha not to offend anyone but it is rather sad... almost disappointing, that this needs to be posted.

Heck, if you didnt goto school and just watched tv... everyone knows that its 8pm eastern, 7 central.

 

[Everlast]

http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

another good link for those simpletons out there

 

[Selmuir]

Uh hu ... i do not know how to work timecharts and my school never told me how to either, so this is rather confusing getting tips from the american timezones as im living in Europe.

 

[Joan of Arc]

I honestly get confused sometimes, mainly because I've never really cared what time it is in other places. I barely watch any tv, so i don't have to do show-time conversions and I just call people at any random time and hope they are awake. I will probably be using this though. thanks.

 

[(dp) Solnav]

Unfortunately it is sad about time zones, but more importantly some in the American school system don't even know who the first President of the United States was or who won our Civil War or even WW II. The requirements to teach history and even math were dropped in the school systems because a few didn't think it is important in life to know were we came from and how we became who we are. Knowing the time zones is the least of our problems.

 

[DreamSleep]

Here is a time zone chart that covers the entire world:
http://www.dreamsleep.bplaced.net/images/time-zones.gif


You can basically say:

If you have a certain time and your local time is east of that (on the map) you just add the difference to it and if your local time is west of it you subtract hours..

Lil example:
You have the time in EST (Eastern Time) and your local time is GMT...
Since you have to move east on the map to get from the US east coast to London (shortest way) and the difference between those timezones is 5 hours you just add 5 to the time you have in EST.
2pm EST = 7pm GMT

It's that simple! ... no rocket science