# Module:Time/data


----------------------------< C O N F I G U R A T I O N D A T A >------------------------------------------  

for internationalization, this section to hold constant text, parameter names and values, other items subject to  
language translation  

local cfg = {  
['default_df'] = 'mdy', -- default date format when |<df> and |df= omitted or empty  
['df_vals'] = {  
['dmy']=true,  
['dmy12']=true, -- also 'y'  
['dow']=true,  
['mdy']=true,  
['mdy12']=true,  
['iso']=true,  
['y']=true, -- also 'dmy' and 'dmy12'  
['12']=true,  
['24']=true,  
};  

['err_msg'] = '<span> – $1 (help)</span>',  
['err_text'] = {  
['bad_def'] = 'incomplete definition for $1',  
['bad_df_pair'] = 'both of &#124;df-cust-a= and &#124;df-cust-p required',  
['bad_dst'] = 'error calculating dst timestamps',  
['bad_format'] = 'invalid date format $1',  
['bad_sign'] = 'invalid use of ±',  
['test_time'] = 'malformed or incomplete _TEST_TIME_',  
['unknown_tz'] = 'unknown timezone $1',  
},  

['format'] = { -- output formatting strings  
t12 = 'g:i a', -- time only  
t24 = 'H:i',  

iso_date ='Y-m-d', -- date only  
dmy_date = 'j F Y',  
mdy_date = 'F j, Y',  

dmy12 = 'g:i a, j F Y', -- 12hr time and date  
mdy12 = 'g:i a, F j, Y',  

dmy = 'H:i, j F Y', -- 24hr time and date  
mdy = 'H:i, F j, Y',  
iso = 'Y-m-d"T"H:i',  

dow = 'l' -- day of the week  
},  

['refresh-label'] = 'refresh',  
-- for dst calculations  
days = {['sunday'] = 0, ['monday'] = 1, ['tuesday'] = 2, ['wednesday'] = 3, ['thursday'] = 4, ['friday'] = 5, ['saturday'] = 6},  
months = {['january'] = 1, ['february'] = 2, ['march'] = 3, ['april'] = 4, ['may'] = 5, ['june'] = 6,  
['july'] = 7, ['august'] = 8, ['september'] = 9, ['october'] = 10, ['november'] = 11, ['december'] = 12};  
ordinals = {['1st'] = 1, ['first'] = 1, ['2nd'] = 2, ['second'] = 2, ['3rd'] = 3, ['third'] = 3, ['4th'] = 4, ['fourth'] = 4, ['5th'] = 5, ['fifth'] = 5, ['last'] = -1},  

-- parameter list  
aliases = {  
['dateonly'] = {'dateonly'},  
['df'] = {'df'},  
['df-cust'] = {'df-cust'},  
['df-cust-a'] = {'df-cust-a'},  
['df-cust-p'] = {'df-cust-p'},  
['dst'] = {'dst'},  
['hide-refresh'] = {'hide-refresh'},  
['hide-tz'] = {'hide-tz'},  
['lang'] = {'lang'},  
['timeonly'] = {'timeonly'},  
['unlink-tz'] = {'unlink-tz'},  
}  
}  

----------------------------< A L I A S E S >----------------------------------------------------------------  

local tz_aliases = {  
['british summer time'] = 'gmt-uk',  
['irish standard time'] = 'gmt-ie',  
['usz1'] = 'kalt', -- old form Kaliningrad time  

['west'] = 'wet', -- dst aliases east of utc  
['cest'] = 'cet',  
['eest'] = 'eet',  
['acdt'] = 'acst',  
['aedt'] = 'aest',  
['nzdt'] = 'nzst',  

['at'] = 'ast', -- alternate abbreviations west of utc  
['et'] = 'est',  
['ct'] = 'cst',  
['pt'] = 'pst',  
['akt'] = 'akst',  
['hast'] = 'hst',  

['pmdt'] = 'pmst', -- dst aliases west of utc  
['wgst'] = 'wgt',  
['ndt'] = 'nst',  
['adt'] = 'ast',  
['edt'] = 'est',  
['cdt'] = 'cst',  
['mdt'] = 'mst',  
['pdt'] = 'pst',  
['akdt'] = 'akst',  
['hdt'] = 'hst',  
['hadt'] = 'hst',  
}  

----------------------------< T I M E Z O N E D A T A >----------------------------------------------------  

When specifying utc offset do not use the minus character (U+2212) for offsets west of 0 meridian; use the minus-hyphen  

local tz_data = {  
------------------------------< E A S T U T C + H H : M M >--------------------------------------------------  

['utc'] = {  
abbr = 'UTC', -- (required) abbreviation to use during standard time  
dst_abbr = '', -- abbreviation to use during daylight saving time  
utc_offset = '00:00', -- (required) hours and minutes offset from UTC for this timezone; '+' is optional; '-' (hyphen-minus) is required for timezones west of 0 meridian  
df = 'dmy', -- date format typically used in the time zone  
dst_begins = '', -- daylight saving begins; e.g. 2nd Sunday in March; also last; empty string if not observed  
dst_ends = '', -- (required if dst_begins is set) daylight saving ends; e.g. 1st Sunday in November; ignored if dst_begins not set  
dst_time = '', -- (required if dst_begins is set) local time on the day that dst begins/ends; for EU DST rules specify utc time: e.g.: '01:00 UTC'  
dst_e_time = '', -- local daylight saving time on the day that dst ends; only when different from dst_time; see acst for an example  
article = 'ஒருங்கிணைந்த அனைத்துலக நேரம்' -- (required) name of related Wikipedia article without markup  
},  
['gmt'] = {  
abbr = 'GMT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '00:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'கிரீன்விச் இடைநிலை நேரம்'  
},  
['gmt-uk'] = {  
abbr = 'GMT',  
dst_abbr = 'BST', -- British Summer Time  
utc_offset = '00:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday of March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday of October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC', -- 01:00 standard time is same as 01:00 UTC  
article = 'Time in the United Kingdom'  
},  
['gmt-ie'] = { -- ist is shared with Indian Standard Time so use gmt-ie  
abbr = 'GMT', -- winter time  
dst_abbr = 'IST', -- Irish Standard Time occurs in summer  
utc_offset = '00:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday of March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday of October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC', -- 01:00 standard time is same as 01:00 UTC  
article = 'Time in Ireland'  
},  
['wet'] = {  
abbr = 'WET',  
dst_abbr = 'WEST',  
utc_offset = '00:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday of March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday of October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC', -- 01:00 standard time is same as 01:00 UTC  
article = 'மேற்கு ஐரோப்பிய நேரம்'  
},  
['cet'] = {  
abbr = 'CET',  
dst_abbr = 'CEST',  
utc_offset = '01:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday of March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday of October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC', -- 02:00 standard time is same as 01:00 UTC  
article = 'மத்திய ஐரோப்பிய நேரம்'  
},  
['eet'] = {  
abbr = 'EET',  
dst_abbr = 'EEST',  
utc_offset = '02:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday of March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday of October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC', -- 03:00 standard time is same as 01:00 UTC  
article = 'கிழக்கு ஐரோப்பிய நேரம்'  
},  
['kalt'] = {  
abbr = 'KALT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '02:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Kaliningrad Time'  
},  
['sast'] = {  
abbr = 'SAST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '02:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
dst_e_time = '',  
article = 'South African Standard Time'  
},  
['msk'] = {  
abbr = 'MSK',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '03:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Moscow Time'  
},  
['samt'] = {  
abbr = 'SAMT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '04:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Samara Time'  
},  
['yekt'] = {  
abbr = 'YEKT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '05:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Yekaterinburg Time'  
},  
['pkt'] = {  
abbr = 'PKT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '05:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Pakistan Standard Time'  
},  
['ist'] = {  
abbr = 'IST',  
utc_offset = '05:30',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'இந்திய சீர் நேரம்'  
},  
['slst'] = {  
abbr = 'SLST',  
utc_offset = '05:30',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'இலங்கை சீர் நேரம்'  
},  
['npt'] = {  
abbr = 'NPT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '05:45',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Nepal Time'  
},  
['bst'] = {  
abbr = 'BST',  
utc_offset = '06:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'வங்காளதேச சீர் நேரம்'  
},  
['omst'] = {  
abbr = 'OMST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '06:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Omsk Time'  
},  
['mmt'] = {  
abbr = 'MMT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '06:30',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'மியான்மர் சீர் நேரம்'  
},  
['krat'] = {  
abbr = 'KRAT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '07:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Krasnoyarsk Time'  
},  
['wib'] = { -- western indonesia  
abbr = 'WIB',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '07:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'இந்தோனேசிய நேரம்'  
},  
['awst'] = {  
abbr = 'AWST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '08:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'ஆஸ்திரேலிய நேர வலயம்'  
},  
['bt'] = { -- same as China standard time (CST)  
abbr = 'BT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '08:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'சீன சீர்தர நேரம்'  
},  
['irkt'] = {  
abbr = 'IRKT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '08:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Irkutsk Time'  
},  
['sst'] = {  
abbr = 'SST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '08:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Singapore Standard Time',  
},  
['wita'] = { -- central  
abbr = 'WITA',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '08:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'இந்தோனேசிய நேரம்'  
},  
['jst'] = {  
abbr = 'JST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '09:00',  
df = 'iso',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Japan Standard Time'  
},  
['kst'] = {  
abbr = 'KST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '09:00',  
df = 'iso',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
dst_e_time = '',  
article = 'Time in South Korea'  
},  
['wit'] = { -- eastern Indonesia (same as old template's eit)  
abbr = 'WIT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '09:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'இந்தோனேசிய நேரம்'  
},  
['yakt'] = {  
abbr = 'YAKT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '09:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Yakutsk Time'  
},  
['acst'] = { -- Northern Territory, South Australia time  
abbr = 'ACST',  
dst_abbr = 'ACDT',  
utc_offset = '09:30',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'first Sunday in October',  
dst_ends = 'first Sunday in April',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
dst_e_time = '03:00',  
article = 'ஆஸ்திரேலிய நேர வலயம்'  
},  
['aest'] = { -- QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, ACT  
abbr = 'AEST',  
dst_abbr = 'AEDT',  
utc_offset = '10:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'first Sunday in October',  
dst_ends = 'first Sunday in April',  
dst_time = '02:00', -- begins at 02:00 AEST  
dst_e_time = '03:00', -- ends at 02:00 AEST which is 03:00 AEDT  
article = 'ஆஸ்திரேலிய நேர வலயம்'  
},  
['chst'] = {  
abbr = 'ChST',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '10:00',  
df = 'mdy', -- because a US territory?  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Chamorro Time Zone'  
},  
['vlat'] = {  
abbr = 'VLAT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '10:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Vladivostok Time'  
},  
['sret'] = {  
abbr = 'SRET',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '11:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Srednekolymsk Time'  
},  
['nzst'] = {  
abbr = 'NZST',  
dst_abbr = 'NZDT',  
utc_offset = '12:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday in September',  
dst_ends = 'first Sunday in April',  
dst_time = '02:00', -- begins at 02:00 NZST  
dst_e_time = '03:00', -- ends at 02:00 NZST which is 03:00 NZDT  
article = 'Time in New Zealand'  
},  
['pett'] = {  
abbr = 'PETT',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '12:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Kamchatka Time'  
},  
['idle'] = { -- international dateline east  
abbr = 'IDLE',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '12:00',  
df = 'iso',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'UTC+12:00'  
},  

------------------------------< W E S T U T C - H H : M M >--------------------------------------------------  

['pmst'] = {  
abbr = 'PMST',  
dst_abbr = 'PMDT',  
utc_offset = '-03:00',  
df = 'dmy', -- because France  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March', -- North American rules  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'UTC−03:00'  
},  
['wgt'] = { -- western greenland time? Not for Thule Airbase which observes US DST rules; requires own properties  
abbr = 'WGT',  
dst_abbr = 'WGST', -- ??? what is the correct abbreviation?  
utc_offset = '-03:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = 'last Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = 'last Sunday in October',  
dst_time = '01:00 UTC',  
article = 'Time in Denmark'  
},  
['nst'] = {  
abbr = 'NST',  
dst_abbr = 'NDT',  
utc_offset = '-03:30',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Newfoundland Standard Time'  
},  
['ast'] = {  
abbr = 'AST',  
dst_abbr = 'ADT',  
utc_offset = '-04:00',  
df = 'dmy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Atlantic Time Zone'  
},  
['est'] = {  
abbr = 'EST',  
dst_abbr = 'EDT',  
utc_offset = '-05:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Eastern Time Zone'  
},  
['cst'] = {  
abbr = 'CST',  
dst_abbr = 'CDT',  
utc_offset = '-06:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Central Time Zone'  
},  
['mst'] = {  
abbr = 'MST',  
dst_abbr = 'MDT',  
utc_offset = '-07:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Mountain Time Zone'  
},  
['pst'] = {  
abbr = 'PST',  
dst_abbr = 'PDT',  
utc_offset = '-08:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'பசிபிக் நேர வலயம்'  
},  
['akst'] = {  
abbr = 'AKST',  
dst_abbr = 'AKDT',  
utc_offset = '-09:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Alaska Time Zone'  
},  
['hst'] = { -- same as AleutST and HAST  
abbr = 'HST',  
dst_abbr = 'HDT',  
utc_offset = '-10:00',  
df = 'mdy',  
dst_begins = '2nd Sunday in March',  
dst_ends = '1st Sunday in November',  
dst_time = '02:00',  
article = 'Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone'  
},  
['idlw'] = { -- international dateline west  
abbr = 'IDLW',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '-12:00',  
df = 'iso',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'UTC−12:00'  
},  
['aoe'] = { -- last location for any date  
abbr = 'AoE',  
dst_abbr = '',  
utc_offset = '-12:00',  
df = 'iso',  
dst_begins = '',  
dst_ends = '',  
dst_time = '',  
article = 'Anywhere on Earth'  
},  

------------------------------< M I L I T A R Y >--------------------------------------------------------------  
---
--http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/nao/miscellanea/WMTZ/Wmtz160224.pdf  
['a'] = {abbr = 'A', utc_offset = '01:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['b'] = {abbr = 'B', utc_offset = '02:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['c'] = {abbr = 'C', utc_offset = '03:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['c*'] = {abbr = 'C*', utc_offset = '03:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['d'] = {abbr = 'D', utc_offset = '04:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['d*'] = {abbr = 'D*', utc_offset = '04:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['e'] = {abbr = 'E', utc_offset = '05:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['e*'] = {abbr = 'E*', utc_offset = '05:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['e+'] = {abbr = 'E†', utc_offset = '05:45', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['f'] = {abbr = 'F', utc_offset = '06:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['f*'] = {abbr = 'F*', utc_offset = '06:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['g'] = {abbr = 'G', utc_offset = '07:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['h'] = {abbr = 'H', utc_offset = '08:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['h*'] = {abbr = 'H*', utc_offset = '08:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['i'] = {abbr = 'I', utc_offset = '09:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['i*'] = {abbr = 'I*', utc_offset = '09:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['k'] = {abbr = 'K', utc_offset = '10:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['k*'] = {abbr = 'K*', utc_offset = '10:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['l'] = {abbr = 'L', utc_offset = '11:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['l*'] = {abbr = 'L*', utc_offset = '11:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['m'] = {abbr = 'M', utc_offset = '12:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['m++'] = {abbr = 'M‡', utc_offset = '12:45', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['m*'] = {abbr = 'M*', utc_offset = '13:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['m+'] = {abbr = 'M†', utc_offset = '14:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['n'] = {abbr = 'N', utc_offset = '-01:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['o'] = {abbr = 'O', utc_offset = '-02:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['p'] = {abbr = 'P', utc_offset = '-03:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['p*'] = {abbr = 'P*', utc_offset = '-03:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['q'] = {abbr = 'Q', utc_offset = '-04:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['q*'] = {abbr = 'Q*', utc_offset = '-04:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['r'] = {abbr = 'R', utc_offset = '-05:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['s'] = {abbr = 'S', utc_offset = '-06:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['t'] = {abbr = 'T', utc_offset = '-07:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['u'] = {abbr = 'U', utc_offset = '-08:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['u*'] = {abbr = 'U*', utc_offset = '-08:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['v'] = {abbr = 'V', utc_offset = '-09:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['v*'] = {abbr = 'V*', utc_offset = '-09:30', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['w'] = {abbr = 'W', utc_offset = '-10:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['x'] = {abbr = 'X', utc_offset = '-11:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['y'] = {abbr = 'Y', utc_offset = '-12:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  
['z'] = {abbr = 'Z', utc_offset = '±00:00', df = 'iso', article = 'List of military time zones'},  

------------------------------< U T C O F F S E T S >--------------------------------------------------------  
-- this table entry filled by the code in time  

['utc_offsets'] = {abbr = *, utc_offset = *, df = 'iso', article = ''},  
}; -- end of tz_data table  

----------------------------< E X P O R T E D T A B L E S >------------------------------------------------  

return {  
cfg = cfg,  
tz_aliases = tz_aliases,  
tz_data = tz_data,  
}