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| UTC+00:20 | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| UTC | UTC+00:20 |
| Current time | |
| 09:07, 27 April 2024 UTC+00:20 [ refresh | |
| Central meridian | |
| 5 degrees E | |
| Date-time group | |
UTC+00:20 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +00:20.
History
UTC+00:20 was used in the Netherlands from 1 May 1909 to 16 May 1940. It was known as Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time.
The exact time zone was GMT +0h 19m 32.13s until 1 July 1937, when it was simplified to GMT +0h 20m. When Germany occupied the Netherlands in World War II, Berlin Time was adopted, and this has been retained ever since.
The reason for the specific offset of +0h 19m 32.13s was that the time zone was centered on the mean solar time of the Westertoren (4° 53' 01.95" E Longitude), the tower of the Westerkerk church in Amsterdam.
UTC+00:20 was also used as daylight saving time in the British colony Gold Coast between 1919 and 1942. [1]
References
- ^ Gold Coast (1910–1936). "Ordinances of the Gold Coast, Ashanti, Northern territories, and Togoland under British mandate". Government of Ghana. p. 76. " The Determination of the Time Ordinance, 1919 (No. 18 of 1919)", 2 November 1919. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links
- Albertus Antonie Nijland, " Time in Holland", The Observatory, 32 (1909), 301.
- Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland (in Dutch)
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2022) |
| UTC+00:20 | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| UTC | UTC+00:20 |
| Current time | |
| 09:07, 27 April 2024 UTC+00:20 [ refresh | |
| Central meridian | |
| 5 degrees E | |
| Date-time group | |
UTC+00:20 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +00:20.
History
UTC+00:20 was used in the Netherlands from 1 May 1909 to 16 May 1940. It was known as Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time.
The exact time zone was GMT +0h 19m 32.13s until 1 July 1937, when it was simplified to GMT +0h 20m. When Germany occupied the Netherlands in World War II, Berlin Time was adopted, and this has been retained ever since.
The reason for the specific offset of +0h 19m 32.13s was that the time zone was centered on the mean solar time of the Westertoren (4° 53' 01.95" E Longitude), the tower of the Westerkerk church in Amsterdam.
UTC+00:20 was also used as daylight saving time in the British colony Gold Coast between 1919 and 1942. [1]
References
- ^ Gold Coast (1910–1936). "Ordinances of the Gold Coast, Ashanti, Northern territories, and Togoland under British mandate". Government of Ghana. p. 76. " The Determination of the Time Ordinance, 1919 (No. 18 of 1919)", 2 November 1919. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links
- Albertus Antonie Nijland, " Time in Holland", The Observatory, 32 (1909), 301.
- Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland (in Dutch)