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Technically PDT is always 7 hours behind UTC. PST is always 8 hours behind. We just change which one we use twice a year. Pacific time makes sense when you r
by mulmen 3y ago
Technically PDT is always 7 hours behind UTC. PST is always 8 hours behind. We just change which one we use twice a year. Pacific time makes sense when you realize Fremont is the center of the universe.
- sph 3y agoTrue in theory, in practice people often get it wrong and use the incorrect one.
- rlpb 3y agoIndeed. There are Americans who will tell me PST, when they meant PDT but forgot to mention that. Now I have to track the American DST calendar as well as European DST calendar to do the conversion. There are also people who tell me GMT (because they think that term means "the time in London") when they meant BST (because in summer, London doesn't operate on GMT).
- tedmiston 3y agoMost Americans, at least non-engineers, will incorrectly say PST, EST, etc year-round when they actually mean PT, ET, etc. I have found this site very helpful for linking people to when they are confused or using them incorrectly: https://time.is/PT https://time.is/PT https://time.is/PST https://time.is/PST https://time.is/PDT https://time.is/PDT The time zone comparison feature is nice as well: https://time.is/compare/0800AM_14_June_2023_in_Cincinnati/London https://time.is/compare/0800AM_14_June_2023_in_Cincinnati/Lo...
- bobbylarrybobby 3y agoYup, this is why I always say “US ET” (I'm on the east coast). I don't trust myself or anyone else to get it right, and if the other party is converting anyway, their conversion tool (google?) should be able to handle that. (Of course, the date is necessary but implicit, but that's usually fine too.)