Calcutta Time
E32409
Calcutta Time was a former local time standard used in Kolkata (then Calcutta) before the adoption of a unified national time zone in India.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local time
ⓘ
time standard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Calcutta local time ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
city of Calcutta
ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
city of Kolkata
|
| basedOn | local mean time at Calcutta ⓘ |
| classification | historical time zone ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Bombay Time
ⓘ
Indian Standard Time ⓘ Madras Time ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| differenceFromGMTInMinutes | 353.3333 ⓘ |
| differenceFromISTInMinutes | −5.6667 ⓘ |
| geographicReference | longitude of Calcutta ⓘ |
| historicalContext | colonial India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrates pre-unification local times in India ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calcutta ⓘ |
| regionType | single-city time ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| replacedLocalTimesIn | none (was itself a local time) ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | local authorities in Calcutta ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timeType | mean solar time ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffset | UTC+05:53:20 ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffsetFromIST | −0:05:40 ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffsetFromUTCInMinutes | 353.3333 ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffsetHours | UTC+5.8889 ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
colonial administration in Calcutta
ⓘ
residents of Calcutta ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil timekeeping in Calcutta
ⓘ
railway timetables in Calcutta ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Calcutta
ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| usedInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| usedUntil | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.