Time in Venezuela

Time in Venezuela

Venezuela uses . Until 2007-12-30 it used UTC-4.

The official time zone of Venezuela is determined by meridian 67° 30' west of Greenwich, UK. This meridian divides the country into two almost symmetrical areas and represents a -4:30 hour offset from Greenwich Mean Time (meridian 0°).

UTC−4 was formerly the official time zone in Venezuela from 1912 to 1965, when the government changed it in order to adopt meridian 60° (UTC-4:30), which passes through Punta de Playa, Delta Amacuro state.

External links

* http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=58
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7134927.stm BBC News: Venezuela creates own time zone]
* [http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/venezuela-enters-half-hour-zone.html Clocks to be set back 30 minutes on December 9, 2007] Timeanddate.com
* [http://mathaba.net/news/?x=564918 New Time Zone Should Complement Territorial Reorganization Bill. Mathaba, September 22, 2007]


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