On 13 Apr 2011, at 02:55, "tashfeen.ekram" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am running Rails 3.0.3. I am using the below line of code to
> generate a list of possible time zones.
> 
> <%= form.time_zone_select :time_zone, ActiveSupport::TimeZone.us_zones
> %>
> 
> However, the options at least for the US are off by one hour. It for
> example lists the Eastern Time zone as +5 relative to GMT however it
> should be +4.

Is this because at the moment daylight savings time is in effect?

Fred
> http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_US-MI.aspx
> 
> When I go to the console, it recognizes that given that I am in the
> eastern time zone, it is +4.
> 
> irb(main):046:0> Time.now
> => Tue Apr 12 21:52:48 -0400 2011
> irb(main):047:0> Time.now.utc
> => Wed Apr 13 01:52:55 UTC 2011
> 
> I do not recall running into such an issue on Rails 2.x on this app.
> However, it was never in production so perhaps it existed there also?
> 
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