Madras Time
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Madras Time was a former local time standard used in the Madras (now Chennai) region of India before the adoption of a unified national time zone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madras Time canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local mean time
ⓘ
time standard ⓘ |
| basedOn | local mean solar time at Madras Observatory ⓘ |
| category |
Former time zones
ⓘ
History of Chennai ⓘ Time in India ⓘ Time zones of Asia ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| countryAfterReplacement | Dominion of India ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Madras region
ⓘ
parts of southern India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
India ⓘ Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
Madras Observatory ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| longitudeReference | 80°18′30″E ⓘ |
| measurementBasis | mean solar time ⓘ |
| observatory | Madras Observatory ⓘ |
| offsetFromBombayTime | +00:39 ⓘ |
| offsetFromCalcuttaTime | −00:09 ⓘ |
| offsetFromGMT | +05:21 ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | adoption of a unified national time zone ⓘ |
| regionType | regional time standard ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bombay Time
ⓘ
Calcutta Time ⓘ Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timeZoneOf |
Chennai
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
|
| usedBefore | adoption of Indian Standard Time in southern India ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Madras Presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras Presidency government
railways in southern India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative purposes in Madras Presidency
ⓘ
civil time in Madras region ⓘ railway timetables in Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:21 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDescription | 5 hours 21 minutes ahead of UTC ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.