This template gives the current hour in the given time zone in 24-hour format. If no additional parameters are set, it uses {{Daylight saving in time zone}} to automatically adjust the hour according to Daylight Saving Time (DST), if applicable. It can be used in conjunction with {{Current minute in time zone}} to get the current time in a particular time zone. See below for the currently supported time zones.
Usage
{{Current hour in time zone|time zone[|autoDST=no]}}
- ('[...]' means 'optional', do not include the square brackets when using this template)
where
- time zone is the desired time zone abbreviation (see below and also the list of time zone abbreviations);
If no time zone is given or if the given time zone is not supported, then the output will default to the current hour of UTC±0 time;
In this case, instead of giving a time zone, an offset (e.g. -3, 1, 5, etc.) can also be given to get the current hour of UTC+offset time (which will not be adjusted according to DST); - autoDST is an optional parameter to disable automatic Daylight Saving Time adjustment by setting the value to "no";
If a DST variant of a particular time zone exists, then the time is automatically adjusted according to DST by default.
Supported time zones
Currently the following time zones are supported:
| Abbreviations | Name | Offset (summer) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT / PST (PDT) | Pacific Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC-08:00 (UTC-07:00) | When autoDST is not set to "no", the *T, *ST and *DT variants of a particular time zone will produce the same output and can be used interchangeably.
Otherwise (when using autoDST=no), *T and *ST will produce the hour without DST adjustment, and *DT will produce the hour with DST adjustment. |
| MT / MST (MDT) | Mountain Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC-07:00 (UTC-06:00) | |
| CT / CST (CDT) | Central Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC-06:00 (UTC-05:00) | |
| ET / EST (EDT) | Eastern Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC-05:00 (UTC-04:00) | |
| WET (WEST) | Western European (Summer) Time | UTC+00:00 (UTC+01:00) | When autoDST is not set to "no", both the *ET and *EST variants of a particular time zone will produce the same output and can be used interchangeably.
Otherwise (when using autoDST=no), *ET will produce the hour without DST adjustment, and *EST will produce the hour with DST adjustment. |
| CET (CEST) | Central European (Summer) Time | UTC+01:00 (UTC+02:00) | |
| EET (EEST) | Eastern European (Summer) Time | UTC+02:00 (UTC+03:00) | |
| AWT / AWST | Australian Western Standard Time | UTC+08:00 | When autoDST is not set to "no", the *T, *ST and *DT variants of a particular time zone will produce the same output and can be used interchangeably.
Otherwise (when using autoDST=no), *T and *ST will produce the hour without DST adjustment, and *DT will produce the hour with DST adjustment. DST is not being observed in the AWT time zone. |
| ACT / ACST (ACDT) | Australian Central Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC+09:30 (UTC+10:30) | |
| AET / AEST (AEDT) | Australian Eastern Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00) | |
| NZT / NZST (NZDT) | New Zealand Standard(/Daylight) Time | UTC+12:00 (UTC+13:00) | When autoDST is not set to "no", the NZT, NZST and NZDT variants of this time zone will produce the same output and can be used interchangeably.
Otherwise (when using autoDST=no), NZT and NZST will produce the hour without DST adjustment, and NZDT will produce the hour with DST adjustment. |
Examples
(You may want to this page to update the output.)
*{{Current hour in time zone|CET}}
produces
- 14
*{{Current hour in time zone|CET|autoDST=no}}
produces
- 13
*{{Current hour in time zone|CEST}}
produces
- 14
*{{Current hour in time zone|CEST|autoDST=no}}
produces
- 14
*{{Current hour in time zone|PT}}
produces
- 05
*{{Current hour in time zone|-4}}
produces
- 08
*{{Current hour in time zone}}
produces
- 12