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42 different time offsets are used every year around the world: UTC-12, UTC-11, UTC-10, UTC-9:30, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC-4:30, UTC-4, UTC-3:30, UTC-3, UTC-2:30, UTC-2, UTC-1, UTC, UTC+1, UTC+2, UTC+3, UTC+3:30, UTC+4, UTC+4:30, UTC+5, UTC+5:30, UTC+5:45, UTC+6, UTC+6:30, UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+8:45, UTC+9, UTC+9:30, UTC+10, UTC+10:30, UTC+11, UTC+11:30, UTC+12, UTC+12:45, UTC+13, UTC+13:45 and UTC+14. Depending on the time of year, 39 or 40 of them are in use at the same time (UTC-3:30 and UTC-2:30 are never in use at the same time, nor are UTC+12:45 and UTC+13:45, and UTC+3:30 also is in use during only half of each year).
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The earth is divided into 40 formal time zones, not 24 as might commonly be expected. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zones for a complete list. Note that the number of time zones also varies with the season as some regions adopt daylight savings time (DST) while others (in the same time zone) choose not to use DST. This can lead to a seasonal increase or decrease in the total number of time zones.
According to PHC there are 24 Major time zones
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∙ 11y ago42 different time offsets are used every year around the world: UTC-12, UTC-11, UTC-10, UTC-9:30, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC-4:30, UTC-4, UTC-3:30, UTC-3, UTC-2:30, UTC-2, UTC-1, UTC, UTC+1, UTC+2, UTC+3, UTC+3:30, UTC+4, UTC+4:30, UTC+5, UTC+5:30, UTC+5:45, UTC+6, UTC+6:30, UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+8:45, UTC+9, UTC+9:30, UTC+10, UTC+10:30, UTC+11, UTC+11:30, UTC+12, UTC+12:45, UTC+13, UTC+13:45 and UTC+14. Depending on the time of year, 39 or 40 of them are in use at the same time (UTC-3:30 and UTC-2:30 are never in use at the same time, nor are UTC+12:45 and UTC+13:45, and UTC+3:30 also is in use during only half of each year).
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∙ 11y agoThere are currently 40 different time offsets in use around the world.
In a perfect world, the earth would be divided into 25 time zones as follows:
- From the International Date Line to 172.5° west longitude: UTC - 12 hours
- From 172.5° to 157.5° west longitude: UTC - 11 hours
- From 157.5° to 142.5° west longitude: UTC - 10 hours
- From 142.5° to 127.5° west longitude: UTC - 9 hours
- From 127.5° to 112.5° west longitude: UTC - 8 hours
- From 112.5° to 97.5° west longitude: UTC - 7 hours
- From 97.5° to 82.5° west longitude: UTC - 6 hours
- From 82.5° to 67.5° west longitude: UTC - 5 hours
- From 67.5° to 52.5° west longitude: UTC - 4 hours
- From 52.5° to 37.5° west longitude: UTC - 3 hours
- From 37.5° to 22.5° west longitude: UTC - 2 hours
- From 22.5° to 7.5° west longitude: UTC - 1 hour
- From 7.5° west longitude to 7.5° east longitude: UTC
- From 7.5° to 22.5° east longitude: UTC + 1 hour
- From 22.5° to 37.5° east longitude: UTC + 2 hours
- From 37.5° to 52.5° east longitude: UTC + 3 hours
- From 52.5° to 67.5° east longitude: UTC + 4 hours
- From 67.5° to 82.5° east longitude: UTC + 5 hours
- From 82.5° to 97.5° east longitude: UTC + 6 hours
- From 97.5° to 112.5° east longitude: UTC + 7 hours
- From 112.5° to 127.5° east longitude: UTC + 8 hours
- From 127.5° to 142.5° east longitude: UTC + 9 hours
- From 142.5° to 157.5° east longitude: UTC + 10 hours
- From 157.5° to 172.5° east longitude: UTC + 11 hours
- From 172.5° east longitude to the International Date Line: UTC + 12 hours
However, in addition to these 25, we also have:
- UTC - 9:30 : part of French Polynesia
- UTC - 4:30 : Venezuela
- UTC - 3:30 & UTC - 2:30 : Newfoundland, Canada
- UTC + 3:30 & UTC + 4:30 : Iran
- UTC + 4:30 : Afghanistan
- UTC + 5:30 : India & Sri Lanka
- UTC + 5:45 : Nepal
- UTC + 6:30 : Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands & Myanmar
- UTC + 8:45 : Eucla, Australia
- UTC + 9:30 & UTC + 10:30 : Australia's Central Time Zone
- UTC + 10:30 : Australia's Lord Howe Island
- UTC + 11:30 : Australia's Norfolk Island
- UTC + 12:45 & UTC + 13:45 : New Zealand's Chatham Islands
- UTC + 13 : Fiji, New Zealand, Kiribati, Tonga & Samoa
- UTC + 14 : Kiribati's Line Islands, New Zealand's Tokelau & Samoa
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Every 15 degrees of longitude on the earth marks another time zone Into how many time zones are the earth divided?
24-one for each hour(360 degrees divided by 15 degrees equals 24 times)Annette was here :D
Why have you divided the earth into time zones?
Imagine the confusion if each state had its own time zone. Or, a country had its own time zone. Or else, the whole world had one time zone. It is 1 am in Japan. In Washington D.C, it is 1 am. Laugh out loud... so, there are 24 time zones set to not confuse anyone.
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one time zone?
360° of longitude divided by 24 time zones gives 15° per time zone (average)
How many degrees of longitude equal 1 time zone?
A polar view of the planet is roughly circular, that is, a total 360 degrees. There are about 24 hours in each day. Divide 360 by 24; the answer is 15, so there are 15 degrees of longitude in each time zone.
How many time zones are there in mi?
Michigan is divided between two time zones. The four counties of Upper Michigan that share a land border with Wisconsin are in the Central Time Zone. The rest of the state is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Every 15 degrees of longitude on the earth marks another time zone Into how many time zones are the earth divided?
24-one for each hour(360 degrees divided by 15 degrees equals 24 times)Annette was here :D
How many degrees of longitude are included in the complete time zone of earth?
15
Why have you divided the earth into time zones?
Imagine the confusion if each state had its own time zone. Or, a country had its own time zone. Or else, the whole world had one time zone. It is 1 am in Japan. In Washington D.C, it is 1 am. Laugh out loud... so, there are 24 time zones set to not confuse anyone.
What are the 24 divisions of the earth?
Earth is divided into 24 time zones. A time zone is a region with uniform standard time so areas near that location can keep the same time. Most time zones on land are offset by Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, by a the whole hour (UTC-12 to UTC+14).
How many light zones can the ocean be divided into?
It is divided into four zones:- Sunlight zone Twilight zone Pelagic zone Bathypelagic zone UR WRONG!!! There is five zones!! Sunlight Zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Zone and Trench Zone
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one time zone?
360° of longitude divided by 24 time zones gives 15° per time zone (average)
How many degrees of longitude equal 1 time zone?
A polar view of the planet is roughly circular, that is, a total 360 degrees. There are about 24 hours in each day. Divide 360 by 24; the answer is 15, so there are 15 degrees of longitude in each time zone.
How many time zones are there in mi?
Michigan is divided between two time zones. The four counties of Upper Michigan that share a land border with Wisconsin are in the Central Time Zone. The rest of the state is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Which country is divided into maximum number of time zone?
USA
What are heat zones?
on the basis of amount of solar radiation recieved by earth surface it is divided into three heat zone.1-Torrid Zone 2-Temperate Zone 3-Frigid Zone
If it is twelve noon in Arizona what time would it be in Greece?
i don't know the answer but i hope this could help. The earth is divided into 24 time zones. Each zone is 15 degrees longitude in width and observes a clock time one hour earlier than the zone immediately to the east
When the earth has two calendar dates which time zone are ahead by one day?
whayt is the answer if the earth has two calendar
