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#### 25.2.2 encode-universal-time [function]

#### Syntax::

`encode-universal-time` second minute hour date month year &optional time-zone
⇒ universal-time

#### Arguments and Values::

second, minute, hour, date, month, year, time-zone—the corresponding parts of a decoded time. (Note that some of the nine values in a full decoded time are redundant, and so are not used as inputs to this function.)

universal-time—a universal time.

#### Description::

encode-universal-time converts a time from Decoded Time format to a universal time.

If time-zone is supplied, no adjustment for daylight savings time is performed.

#### Examples::

     (encode-universal-time 0 0 0 1 1 1900 0) ⇒  0
     (encode-universal-time 0 0 1 4 7 1976 5) ⇒  2414296800
    ;; The next example assumes Eastern Daylight Time.
     (encode-universal-time 0 0 1 4 7 1976) ⇒  2414293200

#### See Also::

decode-universal-time , get-decoded-time