UTC+00:20

UTC+00:20 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +00:20.

UTC+00:20 was used in the Netherlands from 1 May 1909 to 16 May 1940. It was known as Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time.

The exact timezone was GMT +0h 19m 32.13s until March 17, 1937, when it was simplified to GMT +0h 20m. When Germany occupied the Netherlands in World War II, Berlin Time was adopted, and this has been retained ever since.

The reason for the specific offset of +0h 19m 32.13 was that the timezone was centered on the mean solar time of the Westertoren (4°53'01,95"O), the tower of the Westerkerk church in Amsterdam.

External links

Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland (Dutch)

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

UTC offset for standard time and
Daylight saving time (DST)
Italics: historical or unofficial

180° to < 90°W	−12:00 −11:00 −10:30 −10:00 −09:30 −09:00 −08:30 −08:00 −07:00

90°W to < 0°	−06:00 −05:00 −04:30 −04:00 −03:30 −03:00 −02:30 −02:00 −01:00 −00:44 −00:25:21

0° to < 90°E	±00:00 +00:20 +00:30 +01:00 +01:24 +01:30 +02:00 +02:30 +03:00 +03:30 +04:00 +04:30 +04:51 +05:00 +05:30 +05:40 +05:45

90°E to < 180°	+06:00 +06:30 +07:00 +07:20 +07:30 +08:00 +08:30 +08:45 +09:00 +09:30 +09:45 +10:00 +10:30 +11:00 +11:30

(180° to < 90°W)	+12:00 +12:45 +13:00 +13:45 +14:00

Time zone data sources

tz database

Lists of time zones

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