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8. Standard Time Zones (meridian sort)

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Zone Abbr.
(Rodden)

Zone Name

Zone Abbr.
(Taeger)

Meridian

GMT
Offset

New Zealand Standard Time

New Zealand Daylight Time
Old New Zealand Standard Time

NZT
NZDT
ONZT

NZT
NZT/S
OZT

180 East -12:00

180 East -13:00
172:30 East -11:30

Old New Zealand Daylight Time

ONZD

OZT/S

Russian Zone 10 Standard Time

R11S

Z11

Russia Zone 10 Daylight Time

Russia Zone 10 War Time
Australia South Standard Time

R11D
R11W
ASST

Z11/S
Z11/S
ASST

Australia South Daylight Time

ASDT

ASST/S

Australia Eastern Standard Time

Australia Eastern Daylight Time
Australia Central Standard Time

AEST
AEDT
ACST

AEST
AEST/S
ACST

Australia Central Daylight Time

ACDT

ACST/S

Japan Standard Time

Japan Daylight Time
Japan War Time
Australia Western Standard Time
Australia Western Standard Time
Australia Western Daylight Time
Java Standard Time

JST
JDT
JWT
AWST
AWST
AWDT
JVT

JST
JST/S
JST/S
AWST
AWST'
AWST/S
JVT

Java Daylight Time

JVDT

JVT/S

South Sumatra Standard Time

South Sumatra Daylight Time
North Sumatra Standard Time

SST
SSDT
NST

SST
SST/S
NST

165 East -12:00

165 East -12:00
157:30 East -10:30
157:30
-11:30
East
150 East -10:00
150 East -11:00
142:30 East -09:30
142:30
-10:30
East
135 East -09:00
135 East -10:00
135 East -10:00
120 East -08:00
120 East -08:00
120 East -09:00
112:30 East -07:00
112:30
-08:30
East
105 East -07:00
105 East -08:00
97:30 East -06:30

North Sumatra Daylight Time

Russia Zone 5 Standard Time
Russia Zone 5 Daylight Time
Russia Zone 5 War Time

NSDT
R5T
R5DT
R5WT

NST/S
R5T'
R5T/S
R5T/S

97:30 East
90 East
90 East
90 East

India Standard Time

India Daylight Time
India War Time

IST
IDT
IWT

IST
IST/s
IST/S

82:30 East -05:30

82:30 East -06:30
82:30 East -6:30

Russia Zone 4 Standard Time

Russia Zone 4 Daylight Time
Russia Zone 4 War Time

R4T
R4DT
R4WT

R4T
R4T/S
R4T/S

75 East
75 East
75 East

-05:00
-06:00
-06:00

Russia Zone 3 Standard Time

Russia Zone 3 Daylight Time
Russia Zone 3 War Time

R3T
R3DT
R3WT

R3T
R3T/S
R3T/S

60 East
60 East
60 East

-04:00
-05:00
-05:00

Iran Standard Time

Iran Daylight Time
Baghdad Standard Time

IRT
IRDT
BGT

IRT
IRT/S
BGT

52:30 East -03:30

52:30 East -04:30
45 East
-03:00

Baghdad Daylight Time

Kenya Standard Time
Eastern European Standard Time

BGDT
KET'
EET

BGT/S
KET
EET

45 East
-04:00
45:00 East -02:30
30 East
-02:00

Eastern European Daylight Time

Eastern European War Time

EEDT
EEWT

EET/S
EET/S

30 East
30 East

172:30
East
165 East

-12:30
-11:00

-07:30
-06:00
-07:00
-07:00

-03:00
-03:00

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Middle European Standard Time

MET

MET

15 East

-01:00

Middle European Daylight Time

Middle European War Time
Middle European Double Summer Time

MEDT
MEWT
MDST

MET/S
MET/S
MET/S

15 East
15 East
15 East

-02:00
-02:00
-03:00

WET/UT

+00:00

Greenwich Daylight Time / Westren European Summer Time

GDT
Greenwich War Time / Western European Summer Time
GWT
Greenwich Double War Time / Western European Double Summer
GDWT
Time

WET/S
WET/S

0
0

-01:00
-01:00

WET/DS

-02:00

West Africa Standard Time

West Africa Daylight Time
Azores Standard Time

WAT
WADT
AZT

WAT
WAT/S
AZT

15 West
15 West
30 West

+01:00
+00:00
+02:00

Azores Daylight Time

Azores War Time
Brazil Zone 2 Standard Time
Brazil Zone 2 Daylight Time
Newfoundland Standard Time

AZDT
AZWT
BZT
BZDT
NFT

AZT/S
AZT/S
BZT
BZT/S
NFT

30 West
30 West
45 West
45 West
52:30 West

+01:00
+01:00
+03:00
+02:00
+03:30

Newfoundland Daylight Time

Newfoundland War Time
Atlantic Standard Time
Atlantic Daylight Time
Atlantic War Time
Eastern Standard Time

NFDT
NFWT
AST
ADT
AWT
EST

NFT/S
NFT/S
AST
AST/S
AST/D
EST

52:30 West
52:30 West
60 West
60 West
60 West
75 West

+02:00
+02:30
+ 04:00
+03:00
+03:00
+05:00

Eastern Daylight Time

Eastern War Time
Central Standard Time
Central Daylight Time
Central War Time
Mountain Standard Time
Mountain Daylight Time

EDT
EWT
CST
CDT
CWT
MST
MDT

EST/S
EST/S
CST
CST/S
CST/S
MST
MST/S

75 West
75 West
90 West
90 West
90 West
105 West
105 West

+04:00
+04:00
+06:00
+05:00
+05:00
+07:00
+06:00

Mountain War Time

Pacific Standard Time
Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific War Time
Yukon Standard Time
Yukon Daylight Time

MWT
PST
PDT
PWT
YST
YDT

MST/S
PST
PST/S
PST/S
YST
YST/S

105 West
120 West
120 West
120 West
135 West
135 West

+06:00
+08:00
+07:00
+07:00
+09:00
+08:00

Yukon War Time

Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time
Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
Alaska-Hawaii War Time

YWT
AHST'
AHDT
AHWT

YSTS/S
AHT
AHT/S
AHT/S

+08:00
+10:00
+09:00
+09:00

Hawaii Standard Time

HST

HST

Hawaii Daylight Time

HDT

HST/S

Hawaii War Time

HWT

HST/S

Nome-Bering Standard Time

International Date Line East
International Date Line West

NAT
IDLE
IDLW

NAT
IDLE
IDLW

135 West
150 West
150 West
150 West
157:30
West
175:30
West
157:30
West
165 West
180 East
180 West'

Greenwich Mean Time / Universal Time / Western European

GMT/UT
Time

+10:30
+09:30
+09:30
+11:00
-12:00
+12:00

The Zone Abbreviations as compiled by Rodden-McDonough and by Taeger are for the most part similar. The only major discrepancies are:
Rodden calls the meridian 0 degrees East / 0 degrees West by the name GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) inasmuch as astronomical
calculations for our planet originate from Greenwich observatory. Taeger calls by the name WET (Western European Time). GMT or UT
is used by Taeger not as a time zone but as a common basic standard for astronomical calculations related to Greenwich.
We may also note that the meridian 15 degrees East is called both MET (Middle European Time) and CET (Central European Time) by
different astrologers.
For all the time zones, Rodden uses the distinction of DT (Daylight Time) or WT (War Time) when appropriate.

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Taeger uses the distinction of adding a /S to designate the distinction of both DT and WT.
We recognize that certain standards are in common usage in different parts of the world (such as GMT or WET, and MET or CET) and
consider that an educated astrologer is capable of integrating standards that are flexible enough to include alternate zone names, providing
that those alternates are not excessive.
With first-hand knowledge of your own zone, you are able to contribute to the education of all of us by correcting any zone
flaws. In all the reference material on hand, there are inconsistencies. Until someone takes on the major project of updating all this
material, there is some speculation on various time zones. Let us work together to resolve some of these questions. (I, for one did not
know that Germany ever used Double Daylight until Hans Taeger pointed it out. Does anyone know if Guam ever used Daylight Time?)

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