# Setting Time Zones

&#x4F;_&#x75;r Software_ uses time zones in several ways - from timing campaigns to determining appointment times in your calendar, and more. You want to ensure the location time zone (in Settings > Company) is set up properly. Our "How To Understand Time Zones" article walks you through the various aspects of &#x4F;_&#x75;r Software_ that are impacted by time zones.

But how do you know what time zone to select? Below is a breakdown of some Northern and Southern Hemisphere time zones, with cities most commonly associated with them:

**Eastern Daylight Time Reference:** Time zone in Washington, DC, USA (UTC-4)

Monday, July 19, 2021, 5:00 pm

* 4:00 pm Central Daylight Time **Chicago (USA)** (UTC-5)
* 4:00 pm Central Daylight Time **Mexico City (Mexico)** (UTC-5)
* 3:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time **Denver** **(USA)** (UTC-6)
* 2:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time **Los Angeles** **(USA)** (UTC-7)
* 1:00 pm Alaska Daylight Time **Anchorage** **(USA)** (UTC-8)
* 11:00 am Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time **Honolulu** **(USA)** (UTC-10)
* 5:00 am Australian Western Standard Time **Perth** (UT +8)
* 6:15 am Australian Central Western Standard Time **Eucla** (UTC+8:45)
* 6:45 am Australian Central Standard Time **Adelaide** (UTC+9:30)
* 7:00 am Australian Eastern Standard Time **Sydney** (UTC+10)
* 7:30 am Lord Howe Standard Time **Lord Howe Island** (UTC+10:30)

Check out this link to an interactive map where you can hover over specific regions and cities to view the current local time: [https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/](https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/)

In the example below, the reference is: Friday, July 2, 2021 10:00 am in Sydney, Australia (UTC+10)

* Friday, July 2, 2021 2:00 am in Paris, France (UTC+2)
* Thursday, July 1, 2021, 5:00 pm in Los Angeles, California, USA (UTC-7)

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