Madras Time
E32695
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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local mean time
→
time standard → |
| basedOn |
local mean solar time at Madras Observatory
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|
| 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 → Madras → Madras Observatory → Tamil Nadu → |
| longitudeReference |
80°18′30″E
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|
| measurementBasis |
mean solar time
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|
| observatory |
Madras Observatory
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| offsetFromBombayTime |
+00:39
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|
| offsetFromCalcuttaTime |
−00:09
→
|
| offsetFromGMT |
+05:21
→
|
| reasonForReplacement |
adoption of a unified national time zone
→
|
| regionType |
regional time standard
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|
| relatedTo |
Bombay Time
→
Calcutta Time → Indian Standard Time → |
| replacedBy |
Indian Standard Time
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|
| standardizedBy |
British colonial administration
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|
| status |
defunct
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|
| timeZoneOf |
Chennai
→
Madras → |
| usedBefore |
adoption of Indian Standard Time in southern India
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|
| usedBy |
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
→
Madras → Madras Presidency → |
| utcOffset |
+05:21
→
|
| utcOffsetDescription |
5 hours 21 minutes ahead of UTC
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bombay Time
→
Calcutta Time → |
coexistedWith |
|
Indian Standard Time
→
|
previousTimeSystemsIncluded |