Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Time

there is a place for solar mean time on List of tz database time zones table

There is a site called (http://www.timeanddate.com/) where you can get solar mean time for the tz database table. I thought it will be a great addition to the table so people can see or calculate time difference before standard time existed.

Example of how the table looks like after the figures are inserted.

CC	Coordinates	TZ	Comments	UTC offset	UTC offset DST	Solar mean time	Notes
US	+611305−1495401	America/Anchorage	Alaska (most areas)	−09:00	−08:00	-09:59:36h
US	+581807−1342511	America/Juneau	Alaska - Juneau area	−09:00	−08:00	-08:57:41h
US	+571035−1351807	America/Sitka	Alaska - Sitka area	−09:00	−08:00	-09:01:13h
US	+593249−1394338	America/Yakutat	Alaska - Yakutat	−09:00	−08:00	-09:18:55h
US	+643004−1652423	America/Nome	Alaska (west)	−09:00	−08:00	-11:01:38h
US	+515248−1763929	America/Adak	Aleutian Islands	−10:00	−09:00	-11:46:38h
US	+550737−1313435	America/Metlakatla	Alaska - Annette Island	−09:00	−08:00	-08:46:18h

107.3.117.228 (talk) 13:13 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, one problem I see (and it's a detail, I know) is that then the note about Alaska (most areas) becomes problematic. Most of Alaska is one time zone (the Aleutians are another). That zone is based on the solar mean time at a line of longitude way in the eastern part (the panhandle bordering Canada). Every degree west you go, the solar mean time is 4 minutes less. A degree of longitude is about 39 miles at the equator--roughly half that in Alaska. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, I just noticed I was answering an 8 year old comment from someone who hasn't contributed in 8 years. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:55, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

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Time in Africa

Hello, I am unsure whether or not this is the correct place to ask: I created the above list and on the table it includes the date at which a country in Africa adopted its current time zone. Currently, after roughly two days of researching, I am still missing the DRC (west and east), Malawi and Rwanda. TimeAndDate.com does not have any data for them either, and I have looked through several books on time zone histories (including ones I own), scholarly articles and news and law archives of the respective countries, and I have only comeback empty handed thus far. I would really appreciate and be super thankful if anyone could find them or at least give me some leads. Thanks, LunaEatsTuna (talk) 00:46, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

@LunaEatsTuna: Is https://timezonedb.com/download or any of the references and external links in tz database useful here? Certes (talk) 17:23, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

@Certes: Thank you so muchhhh!!! The IANA mailing list had reliable sources for the DRC, as well as South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe (which I had previously cited with TimeAndDate, which is less reliable). You were very helpful! LunaEatsTuna (talk) 04:10, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

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Recent timezone changes

Please can someone review the recent timezone changes by 177.71.45.141 and roll back if appropriate? I can't find any sources for the ending of DST etc. in these places. Certes (talk) 13:24, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

 Done Certes (talk) 20:19, 21 July 2022 (UTC)