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Time Zone

A geographic region that observes a uniform standard time, typically offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

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.

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