How do I determine the time zone of a city?
Time Zone Boundaries are marked by the lines of longitude for each time zone being 15° westward or eastward the preceding time zone. Local time is UTC plus the current zone offset for the locations situated eastern to the meridian and UTC minus the current zone offset for the locations situated westward.
What is the most common time zone in the US?
Likely the most well-known include Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Time Zones. These time zones encompass most of the contiguous United States. Eastern Time Zone (ET): UTC-05:00 – includes 22 states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, including some parts of Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the Caribbean islands.
What is the difference between GMT and UTC?
GMT is the time same as Universal Time. UTC is the time same as Universal Time. GMT and UTC have the same time.
What is the UTC offset for a particular time zone?
A UTC time offset is the amount of time subtracted from or added to UTC to get the current local time for a specific location. Offsets from UTC are written in the ± [hh]: [mm] format. Time zones are defined as geographical regions of Earth than can be observed on a world time zone map.
TIME ZONE TABLE