Clocks Go Forward Tonight...

[Shut Up Legs]

Next weekend Victoria changes back to AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time), so Australia will be back to having only 3 time zones instead of 5:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Sth Aust, Northern Territory, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW; and
• AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

When we do have Daylight Savings, i.e. right now, the time zones are as follows:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Northern Territory, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
  
• AEDT (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACDT (Aust Central Daylight Time, GMT+10.5) in Sth Aust, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW;
• AEST (Aust Eastern Daylight Time, GMT+11) in NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

Is your head spinning yet? Mine is.

 

[classic33]

Next weekend Victoria changes back to AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time), so Australia will be back to having only 3 time zones instead of 5:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Sth Aust, Northern Territory, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW; and
• AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

When we do have Daylight Savings, i.e. right now, the time zones are as follows:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Northern Territory, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
  
• AEDT (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACDT (Aust Central Daylight Time, GMT+10.5) in Sth Aust, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW;
• AEST (Aust Eastern Daylight Time, GMT+11) in NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

Is your head spinning yet? Mine is.

@Accy cyclist was getting ahead of himself. Its only 02:23

 

[Accy cyclist]

@Accy cyclist was getting ahead of himself. Its only 02:23

Yes i got a bit confused.

 

[classic33]

Yes i got a bit confused.

Did say time flies!

 

[classic33]

And for now

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxQVuVvOTNE

 

[Dayvo]

Next weekend Victoria changes back to AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time), so Australia will be back to having only 3 time zones instead of 5:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Sth Aust, Northern Territory, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW; and
• AEST (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

When we do have Daylight Savings, i.e. right now, the time zones are as follows:

• AWST (Aust Western Std Time, GMT+8) in Western Aust, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACST (Aust Central Std Time, GMT+9.5) in Northern Territory, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
  
• AEDT (Aust Eastern Std Time, GMT+10) in Qld, which doesn't observe Daylight Savings;
• ACDT (Aust Central Daylight Time, GMT+10.5) in Sth Aust, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW;
• AEST (Aust Eastern Daylight Time, GMT+11) in NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.

Is your head spinning yet? Mine is.

It took me a while to get used to the sun's path on both occasions I was in Australia. Not that the sun sets in the west, but it goes from right to left, as you look up to the horizon whereas we look down to the horizon and have a left to right view of the sun's path.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

It took me a while to get used to the sun's path on both occasions I was in Australia. Not that the sun sets in the west, but it goes from right to left, as you look up to the horizon whereas we look down to the horizon and have a left to right view of the sun's path.

Agreed. The 2 times I travelled to Europe, I found the difference quite unsettling.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I just checked the sunset and full-dark times for my local area: full dark is currently at 19:44, so when Daylight Savings finishes, it will be a bit earlier than 18:44, which should make sleeping easier.

 

[Brandane]

Well whoop-de-doo; if it isn't British summer time! I just can't wait for all those lighter evenings so that I can sit with my curtains open, watching the rain being blown against my windows by the gale force winds (yes, I have just read the weather forecast for the coming week and beyond ).

Brilliant
but keep BST as it gets dark later

Leave them on GMT, winter time! It's light until about 7.00 pm pre change of clocks anyway, who needs daylight at 11pm? (To pre-empt the obvious reply, get some lights for it!). It's a ridiculous situation having Greenwich on GMT+1.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

So let me see:

• GMT = GMT + 1
• --> GMT = (GMT + 1) + 1 = GMT + 2
• but wait, there's more!
• GMT = ((GMT + 1) + 1) + 1 = GMT + 3

Yes, you're right, @Brandane, a ridiculous state of affairs.

 

[Levo-Lon]

I woke at 7,55instead of 6,55..I dont need an alarm clock but we have one as chris evans makes sure I get up in under a second..light evenings again ....takes a few days to reset my internal clock

 

[JtB]

Well whoop-de-doo; if it isn't British summer time! I just can't wait for all those lighter evenings so that I can sit with my curtains open, watching the rain being blown against my windows by the gale force winds (yes, I have just read the weather forecast for the coming week and beyond ).

In that case I'm going to delay packing away my Turbo Trainer until the storm has passed.

 

[Dan B]

I've just reset my clocks it's now 18:23

I'm reading an interview with Nigel Farage, it's now 19:52

 

[Gravity Aided]

It is almost 6 a.m. where I am, but it is 7 a.m. in Indiana, except the Northeastern and Southeastern Counties, where it is also 6 a.m. Part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan(Da Yoop, according Mrs. GA) is on our time, but once you get out into the part not next to Wisconsin, it is an hour later. As you can see, some bits of Arizona do not observe Daylight Savings Time, and others do.

 

[voyager]

Time doesn't matter much now I have retired

But it does seem to fly past quicker now than it did when l was younger

regards