[time-nuts] How can it be :05 in one place and :30 in another

[Warner Losh]

From: "Gretchen Baxter" <gretchendenisebaxter at gmail.com>
Subject: [time-nuts] How can it be :05 in one place and :30 in another
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:44:54 -0400

> Hi,
> 
> I went to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
> 
> I saw that it was 10:35 in New York but in Adelaide it was 1:05 PM and in
> New Delhi 8:05.
> 
> How can that be?

1/2 hour offset timezones are more common than you think.

Warner