(which corresponds to ).
This is the only answer you will ever need when asked what time it is. Your local time will always be .
Instead of having a fixed UTC offset and a dynamic local time, we use a fixed local time and a dynamic UTC offset. The time is displayed in the ISO 8601 extended format.
Do you think all these offset calculations and display formats are confusing and complex? I totally agree, and that is one of the reasons why we should abolish time zones.
Okay, if you twist my arm. There is another solution for telling the current time.
First version created in July 2021 by Anders Gustafson. Revised in December 2023.