Etc/GMT+12 is GMT-12

1 points by deecewan 2 years ago | 1 comment

deecewan 2 years ago |

I have no idea why this is the case, and would love some insight if anyone has it.

Rails has this behaviour (which is where I spotted it) but it seems very counter-intuitive

> ActiveSupport::TimeZone['Etc/GMT+12'].now

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:07:24.082417000 -12 -12:00

deecewan 2 years ago |

I have no idea why this is the case, and would love some insight if anyone has it.

Rails has this behaviour (which is where I spotted it) but it seems very counter-intuitive

> ActiveSupport::TimeZone['Etc/GMT+12'].now

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:07:24.082417000 -12 -12:00