A time zone keeps clocks synchronized within a region. There are 24 primary time zones, each roughly 15Β° of longitude wide.
Major Time Zones
- UTC+0: GMT (London)
- UTC-5: EST (New York)
- UTC-8: PST (Los Angeles)
- UTC+5:30: IST (India β offset zone)
- UTC+8: CST (Beijing, Singapore)
- UTC+9: JST (Tokyo)
DST
Daylight Saving Time shifts clocks forward 1 hour in spring ("spring forward") and back in fall. Not all regions observe DST.