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TimeZone

TimeZone
is an option for DateString, AbsoluteTime, and related functions that specifies the time zone to use for dates and times.

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TimeZone->z specifies that results should be returned for a time zone in which z hours must be added to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to obtain local time.

The typical default setting is $TimeZone.

U.S. Eastern Standard Time (EST) corresponds to time zone .

Daylight Saving Time corrections must be included in the time zone, so U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) corresponds to time zone .

Settings for TimeZone need not be integers.

Basic Examples (1)

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$TimeZone DateString DateList AbsoluteTime CityData

Date and Time Functions

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