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Australia Timezone. - Phil23 - 22-09-2021

Hi All,

I've just got may AQ III up & Going with a Sps30.
Not Quite sure I've got may head around the Zimezone setting though.

In NSW we have AEST (Aust Eastern Standard Time), GMT +10, then in Summer, AEDT (Aust Eastern Daylight Savings Time), GMT +11.

I am displaying the right time at present, but DST starts in a few weeks.
Time String I have is this:-
const char* TZ_info = "AEST-10AEDT,M10.1.0/02:00:00,M4.1.0/03:00:00"; // --> Australia/NSW Timezone

But it Just doesn't look right & I don't quite understand the parameters.

AEDT starts on the first Sunday of October @ 2:00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April @3:00am.

Can anyone help me out with the correct string.

Cheers

Phil.

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RE: Australia Timezone. - werk_ag - 22-09-2021

Hi Phil,

I'm not sure, but I think it should be:



The same in a short format:
 


Cheers
Werk_AG

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RE: Australia Timezone. - Phil23 - 22-09-2021

(22-09-2021, 22:09)Werk_AG Wrote:   

Code:

const char* TZ_info = "AEST-10AEDT,M4.1.0/03:00:00,M10.1.0/02:00:00"; // --> Australia/NSW Timezone

Does that not read as the AEDT Starts in M4 & ends in M10, which would be adding the extra hour over our Winter?

Given we are Southern Hemisphere?

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RE: Australia Timezone. - werk_ag - 23-09-2021

Hi Phil,

As said I'm not sure about the correct Posix string for your location.
After some research I found this one, for Australia / Sidney: "AEST-10AEDT,M10.1.0,M4.1.0/3"
and this one for West Australia:

WST-8WDT-9,M10.1.0/2,M4.1.0/3

   

That seems to point that the string you posted on the first post is correct.

Rgs.

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