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Eve Time and Eastern Standard Time
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Enochx Kaine
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-10-03 13:45:34 UTC
Can yall help me with my conversion real quick? I want to make sure I got this right. EST is 4 hours behind....right? So like if someone says "This event will take place at 12:00 eve time or ET," then that means it is 8:00 A.M. in EST....right?
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-10-03 13:59:58 UTC
Easiest way, when you're logged it look at the clock bottom left of the screen and compare it to your time, that gets you the time difference without any chance of someone telling you wrong.

EVE time = GMT.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#3 - 2013-10-03 14:18:20 UTC
For the moment, you're right Enochx.

In a few weeks (I think the weekend of 2/3 November), the US will go to Standard Time (fall back an hour, so EDT/GMT -4 becomes EST/GMT -5). So your 1200 ET op will be at 0700 EST.

It's easier to just keep things to "Eve Time" (ET) when you're talking amongst your corpies/friends in game.

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#4 - 2013-10-03 14:38:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
In Windows 8 (other versions are similar):

1. Click on the time at the bottom right.
2. Click on "Change date and time settings..."
3. Click on the tab "Additional Clocks".
4. Check the box "Show this clock".
5. Set "Select time zone:" to "(UTC) Coordinated Universal Time".
6. Set "Enter display name:" to "EVE"
7. Click "OK".

To see EVE time, click on the time at the bottom right. Two clock faces appear now, one with EVE time.

Unlike UTC, true GMT is an oddity in that it isn't defined for sub-second resolution, and it doesn't honour leap seconds (it can't go backwards, only forwards), but nearly every implementation that uses GMT ignores those facts.

Eastern Standard Time: UTC - 5
Eastern Daylight Time: UTC - 4
Enochx Kaine
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2013-10-03 15:12:32 UTC
Nice. Thanks to all who responded.

You know I gotta say.....as far as forums go, this community is by far the most helpful I have ever come across in all of my MMO/forum trollings. Appreciate it once again.
manutari
Doomheim
#6 - 2013-10-03 15:50:30 UTC  |  Edited by: manutari
Velicitia wrote:
For the moment, you're right Enochx.

In a few weeks (I think the weekend of 2/3 November), the US will go to Standard Time (fall back an hour, so EDT/GMT -4 becomes EST/GMT -5). So your 1200 ET op will be at 0700 EST.

It's easier to just keep things to "Eve Time" (ET) when you're talking amongst your corpies/friends in game.

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.




unless you live in a State that doesn't run off of daylight savings time Big smile then you gain an hour because every one else rolls back while you stay the same. Life is much easier this way.


but yes, eve runs off of GMT zulu
Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-10-03 15:52:27 UTC
Enochx Kaine wrote:
Nice. Thanks to all who responded.

You know I gotta say.....as far as forums go, this community is by far the most helpful I have ever come across in all of my MMO/forum trollings. Appreciate it once again.


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Velicitia
XS Tech
#8 - 2013-10-03 16:15:23 UTC
manutari wrote:
Velicitia wrote:
For the moment, you're right Enochx.

In a few weeks (I think the weekend of 2/3 November), the US will go to Standard Time (fall back an hour, so EDT/GMT -4 becomes EST/GMT -5). So your 1200 ET op will be at 0700 EST.

It's easier to just keep things to "Eve Time" (ET) when you're talking amongst your corpies/friends in game.

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.




unless you live in a State that doesn't run off of daylight savings time Big smile then you gain an hour because every one else rolls back while you stay the same. Life is much easier this way.


but yes, eve runs off of GMT zulu


Are there any states on the east coast that do this?

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-10-03 17:10:34 UTC
Velicitia wrote:

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.



I'd never noticed that before

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Enochx Kaine
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2013-10-03 17:26:45 UTC
Velicitia wrote:
manutari wrote:
Velicitia wrote:
For the moment, you're right Enochx.

In a few weeks (I think the weekend of 2/3 November), the US will go to Standard Time (fall back an hour, so EDT/GMT -4 becomes EST/GMT -5). So your 1200 ET op will be at 0700 EST.

It's easier to just keep things to "Eve Time" (ET) when you're talking amongst your corpies/friends in game.

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.




unless you live in a State that doesn't run off of daylight savings time Big smile then you gain an hour because every one else rolls back while you stay the same. Life is much easier this way.


but yes, eve runs off of GMT zulu


Are there any states on the east coast that do this?



I don't think so. In fact the only state I know of that doesn't do the daylight savings time is Arizona. I am sure there are others....but that's the only one I know of.
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-10-03 18:02:28 UTC
No offense and Im happy you have been helped.

But you NEVER thought about the idea of launching EVE, looking at the in game time which is always displayed and grabbing a watch/cell phone/wall clock/what ever that displays local time and compare them and do some basic math.

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Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
#12 - 2013-10-03 18:06:03 UTC

EvE Mon also displays the current time in "EvE"
Kyseth
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2013-10-03 20:29:45 UTC
In game browser. Google "time now" , "world clock" ,"time gmt', etc etc...
Enochx Kaine
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2013-10-03 21:18:55 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
No offense and Im happy you have been helped.

But you NEVER thought about the idea of launching EVE, looking at the in game time which is always displayed and grabbing a watch/cell phone/wall clock/what ever that displays local time and compare them and do some basic math.



sad to say no. This did not occur to me. I am afraid even the saying "hindsight is 20/20" doesn't even help me here. I WISH it had occured.
Septium Stern Unun
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2013-10-04 02:06:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Septium Stern Unun
I personally use this: http://www.eveinfo.net/complexes/inde~246.htm

Bah, broken link, just copy-paste that into your browser bar, should come up with a time conversion for EST at any point in the day.
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#16 - 2013-10-04 02:12:50 UTC
Another tool I use is my desktop calendar (on my Mac, that is Apple's Calendar app), set an appointment for 12:00UTC and see where it pops up.

In a perfect world I would be able to subscribe to various EVE calendars from Calendar, and there would be no need for this constant to-and-fro :)

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Velicitia
XS Tech
#17 - 2013-10-04 12:01:49 UTC
Mara Rinn wrote:
Another tool I use is my desktop calendar (on my Mac, that is Apple's Calendar app), set an appointment for 12:00UTC and see where it pops up.

In a perfect world I would be able to subscribe to various EVE calendars from Calendar, and there would be no need for this constant to-and-fro :)


TBH, I just set my gaming rig to EVE Time... Blink

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Coral Theisman
Space Ants
RAZOR Alliance
#18 - 2013-10-04 12:47:03 UTC
Velicitia wrote:
Mara Rinn wrote:
Another tool I use is my desktop calendar (on my Mac, that is Apple's Calendar app), set an appointment for 12:00UTC and see where it pops up.

In a perfect world I would be able to subscribe to various EVE calendars from Calendar, and there would be no need for this constant to-and-fro :)


TBH, I just set my gaming rig to EVE Time... Blink


My computer magically sets timezone to EVE each winter :-O
manutari
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-10-04 15:34:01 UTC  |  Edited by: manutari
Enochx Kaine wrote:
Velicitia wrote:
manutari wrote:
Velicitia wrote:
For the moment, you're right Enochx.

In a few weeks (I think the weekend of 2/3 November), the US will go to Standard Time (fall back an hour, so EDT/GMT -4 becomes EST/GMT -5). So your 1200 ET op will be at 0700 EST.

It's easier to just keep things to "Eve Time" (ET) when you're talking amongst your corpies/friends in game.

Also, while you're on EVE-Gate, current ET is in the upper right corner just below the search box.




unless you live in a State that doesn't run off of daylight savings time Big smile then you gain an hour because every one else rolls back while you stay the same. Life is much easier this way.


but yes, eve runs off of GMT zulu


Are there any states on the east coast that do this?



I don't think so. In fact the only state I know of that doesn't do the daylight savings time is Arizona. I am sure there are others....but that's the only one I know of.


states of:

Arizona
Hawaii


then U.S. territories:
Peurto Rico
Samoa
Guam
Mariana Islands
Virgin Islands

I thought there was a 3rd State actually, but guess I was wrong on that assumption
Mia Restolo
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2013-10-04 15:47:26 UTC
I usually check eve time through EveMon (bottom left corner)... never gotten the hang of changing the conversion due to DST.
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