-specification for the time zone or the local time zone. The @var{minute}
-part of the time of day may not be elided when a time zone correction
-is used. This is the best way to specify a time zone correction by
-fractional parts of an hour.
+specification for the time zone or the local time zone. For example,
+@samp{+0530} and @samp{+05:30} both stand for the time zone 5.5 hours
+ahead of @sc{utc} (e.g., India).
+This is the best way to
+specify a time zone correction by fractional parts of an hour.
+The maximum zone correction is 24 hours.