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list of US 'time zone IDs' for use with java.util.TimeZone
If you program in Java and have to convert dates and times between different timezones then you will know that the Date, Calendar & TimeZone objects of the java.util package are the way to go.The JavaDoc for java.util.TimeZone mentions that you can use a 'time zone ID'of "America/Los_Angeles" to get the US Pacific Time. It doesn't give examples of any other time zone ID, so here is a list of the standard US time zone IDs:
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Note:Daylight Saving Time runs from the first Sunday in April at 02:00 until the last Sunday in October at 02:00 in all zones.(Table sourced from Statoids: Time Zones of the United States.)
If you program in Java and have to convert dates and times between different timezones then you will know that the Date, Calendar & TimeZone objects of the java.util package are the way to go.The JavaDoc for java.util.TimeZone mentions that you can use a 'time zone ID'of "America/Los_Angeles" to get the US Pacific Time. It doesn't give examples of any other time zone ID, so here is a list of the standard US time zone IDs:
:
| Area | Standard | DST | Std Abbrev | DST Abbrev | Zone Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Time | UTC-5 | UTC-4 | EST | EDT | America/New_York |
| Central Time | UTC-6 | UTC-5 | CST | CDT | America/Chicago |
| Mountain Time | UTC-7 | UTC-6 | MST | MDT | America/Denver |
| Mountain Time (no DST) | UTC-7 | MST | America/Phoenix | ||
| Pacific Time | UTC-8 | UTC-7 | PST | PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| Alaska Time | UTC-9 | UTC-8 | AST | ADT | America/Anchorage |
| Hawaii-Aleutian Time | UTC-10 | UTC-9 | HST | HDT | America/Adak |
| Hawaii-Aleutian Time (no DST) | UTC-10 | HST | Pacific/Honolulu |
Note:Daylight Saving Time runs from the first Sunday in April at 02:00 until the last Sunday in October at 02:00 in all zones.(Table sourced from Statoids: Time Zones of the United States.)
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