Time zones around the world.

Entity["TimeZone",name] or

represents an entity of type "TimeZone".

[prop]

gives the value of a specified property.

[{propi,}]

gives the value of a list of properties.

[prop,{qualivali,}]

gives the value of a specified property modified by qualifier rules quali->vali.

[Dated[prop,date]]

gives the value of a property associated with a particular date specification.

EntityClass["TimeZone",{propispeci,}]

represents a class of entities with values of propi defined by speci.

Sample Entities

Sample Entity Classes

Properties

  • AlternateNamesalternate names
    Coordinatescoordinates
    Countriescountries
    DSTRangedaylight saving range
    DSTRangesdaylight saving ranges
    DSTShiftsdaylight saving shifts
    DSTTimeDifferenceDST time difference
    HasPolygonhas polygon?
    HostCityhost city
    Latitudelatitude
    Longitudelongitude
    LongNamelong name
    Namename
    NextDSTShiftnext daylight saving shift
    NextDSTShiftEndnext daylight saving end
    NextDSTShiftStartnext daylight saving begin
    OffsetFromUTCoffset from UTC
    OffsetFromUTCWithoutDSToffset from UTC without DST
    Polygonpolygon
    Positionposition
    PreviousDSTShiftprevious daylight saving shift
    PreviousDSTShiftEndprevious daylight saving end
    PreviousDSTShiftStartprevious daylight saving begin
    ShortNameshort name

Details

  • "TimeZone" entities include geographical regions, such as the UTC and America/Chicago time zones, that adhere to standards governing the uniform observation of time by their inhabitants.
  • Some properties are available for the "TimeZone" entity type as a whole and can be given using the form EntityValue["TimeZone",property]. Such properties include:
  • "Properties"the list of available properties
    "PropertyCanonicalNames"the standard names of available properties
    "SampleEntities"a sample list of available entities (typically of length 10)
    "SampleEntityClasses"a sample list of available entity classes (typically of length 10)
    "EntityCount"number of entities available
    "Entities"the list of available entities
    "EntityCanonicalNames"the standard names of available entities
    "EntityClasses"the list of available entity classes
    "EntityClassCanonicalNames"the standard names of available entity classes
    "PropertyClasses"the list of available property classes
    "PropertyClassCanonicalNames"the standard names of available property classes
    "PropertyCount"number of properties available
  • The following annotations can be used in the third argument of EntityValue["TimeZone",property,annotation]:
  • "Source"source information for the property
    "Date"the date associated with the entity-property value (if any)
    "EntityAssociation"an association of entities and entity-property values
    "PropertyAssociation"an association of properties and entity-property values
    "EntityPropertyAssociation"an association in which the specified entities are keys, and values are a nested association of properties and entity-property values
    "PropertyEntityAssociation"an association in which the specified properties are keys, and values are a nested association of entities and entity-property values
    "Dataset"a dataset in which the specified entities are keys, and values are an association of property names and entity-property values
  • The following annotations can be used in the second argument of EntityValue[property,annotation]:
  • "Qualifiers"the list of possible qualifiers for the property
    "QualifierValues"the list of possible values that can be given to each qualifier
    "DefaultQualifierValues"the list of default values for the property's qualifiers
    "Description"a brief textual description of the property
    "Definition"a detailed textual definition of the property
    "PhysicalQuantity"the physical quantity associated with the entity-property value
    "Unit"the unit associated with the entity-property value
  • A qualifier value of Automatic indicates that an applicable format of values can be used; e.g. for the "Date" qualifier, this includes a proper date or date span.

Examples

Basic Examples  (4)

Use for entity discovery:

Find a property value for an entity:

Retrieve a dataset of all available properties for an entity:

Find time zones that are at least partially in Russia: