Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Convert time zones with Google?

Can I convert time zone calculations (18:30 CEST to GMT+1 for example) with google? Are there other usable web-applications to do that kind of job?

From web app Aaron
  • I've found these:

    http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

    http://www.onlineconversion.com/timezone.php

    Google supplies a reference page but doesn't seem to offer the service itself.

    From ChrisF
  • EveryTimeZone is a nice webapp that gives you a really quick simple view of the time (you can drag the 'current time' around) in various common time zones

    pkaeding : This is a great little app that is perfect for figuring out what time it will be halfway across the world when you are trying to set up a time for a call with offshore teammates!
  • Permatime is a nice little site that sets up a URL for your event time and displays it in the viewers local time.

    e.g. The 2010 World Cup Final in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Jeroen Huinink : I have not used permatime before, but it looks like an excellent suggestion.
    From pelms
  • Google currently does not do time conversions but you can always ask Google the current time at a location. Just search for "time in <city>" (e.g. time in london).

    That is the way I use to quickly get the time in a different location. Of course you still have to calculate the difference yourself.

    EDIT: I just found out that this trick only works if the "interface language" for Google is set to English.

    From Turismo
  • You can do that with WolframAlpha.

    18:30 CEST to GMT+1

    iAn : Beat me to it - they have an API as well : http://www.wolframalpha.com/developers.html
    Aaron : Thats great, thanks!
    horsedrowner : I used to use Google for small stuff but when I discovered WolframAlpha I was *deeply* impressed. At first because its ability to integrate/derive math functions. O:)

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