# Re: ParseDate.parsedate() and Time.now()

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-parsedate-and-time-now/102428>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-parsedate-and-time-now/102428 "2006-08-15T14:17:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-parsedate-and-time-now/102428/1 "2006-08-15T14:17:16Z")

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> > =\> “Fri Aug 11 11:03:36 Central Daylight Time 2006”  
> > because “Central Daylight Time” should actually be replaced  
> > with the abbreviation “CDT”.

Should? No. It’s up to your OS (and how it was configured when it was  
installed). I think we can fix this in Ruby itself ultimately.

Regards,

Dan

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