Gmail gives three different times for one message

chrisjj · 25 Mar 2025, 08:13 PM

On the message list, hovering over one message's date shows time 19:20.

Message opened shows time 19:22 !

Message printed shows time 19:22. But when printed some months ago, it showed 18:22 !

Three different times. Can someone explain the variations?

The .EML shows "Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 19:22:29 +0100".

Thanks.

**CyberSmurf** · 25 Mar 2025, 09:04 PM

If I were to make an off-the-cuff guess, it might be a glitch related to changing to Daylight Saving Time?

hadaso · 25 Mar 2025, 09:21 PM

19h20 is probably 19:22 rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 minutes, since they probably believe that people are not really interested in the exact minute the email was sent or received (and are also not interested in the fact that it was actually sent 29 seconds after 19:22)
19:22:29 +0100 is 18:22:29 UTC. So it may have been 19:22 is summer daylight savings time in Greenwich, UK.

chrisjj · 26 Mar 2025, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberSmurf

If I were to make an off-the-cuff guess, it might be a glitch related to changing to Daylight Saving Time?

The second variation, agreed,

chrisjj · 26 Mar 2025, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hadaso

they probably believe that people are not really interested in the exact minute the email was sent or received

I can't imagine they're that wrong. And that inconsistent.

25 Mar 2025, 08:13 PM	#1
chrisjj Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 807	Gmail gives three different times for one message On the message list, hovering over one message's date shows time 19:20. Message opened shows time 19:22 ! Message printed shows time 19:22. But when printed some months ago, it showed 18:22 ! Three different times. Can someone explain the variations? The .EML shows "Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 19:22:29 +0100". Thanks. Last edited by chrisjj : 26 Mar 2025 at 06:08 AM.

25 Mar 2025, 09:04 PM	#2
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,060	If I were to make an off-the-cuff guess, it might be a glitch related to changing to Daylight Saving Time?

25 Mar 2025, 09:21 PM	#3
hadaso Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 5,017	19h20 is probably 19:22 rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 minutes, since they probably believe that people are not really interested in the exact minute the email was sent or received (and are also not interested in the fact that it was actually sent 29 seconds after 19:22) 19:22:29 +0100 is 18:22:29 UTC. So it may have been 19:22 is summer daylight savings time in Greenwich, UK.