Timezones are not "Numbered" - that is, they are NOT assigned some arbitrary ranking. So, Pacific Time is not "before" or "after" Moscow Time in some ordering method. The question implies that we start at some point and count up from there in one direction, which is NOT the case.
Rather, timezones indicate an offset from a standard starting point - in this case, from the zone containing Greenwich, UK. This particular starting zone was chosen not for any special natural reason, but because of historical political factors (indeed, before GMT became the start zone, there were competing start zones in other countries). GMT as the start zone is mainly due to the predominance of the British Empire at the time that standardization was being set up.
In any case, while we traditionally indicate negative numbers for timezone offsets for zones to the West of Greenwich (i.e. Pacific Time is GMT-8), and positive number offsets for the East of Greenwich (i.e. Moscow Time is GMT+3), there is no hard and fast requirement for that. So, Pacific Time could easily be labeled as GMT+16. The existence of the International Date Line in changing the date as one moves across it means the standard form (minus to the West, plus to the East) is the most convenient method, though.
All of this is simply convention - that is, there has been some arbitrary decision made in the past, which has worked out well for all involved, so there is no real reason to change it. No other method would be less arbitrary (or be more "right"), so we stick with what has worked, even if there was no specific logical scientific reason to chose that implementation over others.
45 time zones
The Continental US has 4 time zones. From east to west they are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
72 degree east or west of the longitude.736kms.there are 7 time zones
Canada has six primary time zones. Beginning from the east these are: * Newfoundland * Atlantic * Eastern * Central * Mountain * Pacific You can view a rough map of these zones on the link below.
To the east, until you reach the International Dateline.
45 time zones
Since Earth rotates toward the east, time zones east of the prime meridian get the sun earlier in the day.
Since the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the east is where it gets daylight first, but it also gets dark first. That is why there are different time zones, too.
The Continental US has 4 time zones. From east to west they are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
72 degree east or west of the longitude.736kms.there are 7 time zones
because the United States of America is divided into time zones.
The US does have six time zones. Starting from the West they are Hawaii-Aleutian, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern Zones.
In 1963, spring began on...20th March in northern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC-9,21st March in northern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC-8,23rd September in southern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC+5, and24th September in southern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC+6.
In 1983, spring began on...20th March in northern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC-5,21st March in northern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC-4.5,23rd September in southern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC+9, and24th September in southern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC+9.5.
Canada has six primary time zones. Beginning from the east these are: * Newfoundland * Atlantic * Eastern * Central * Mountain * Pacific You can view a rough map of these zones on the link below.
In 1983, spring began on...20th March in northern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC-5,21st March in northern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC-4.5,23rd September in southern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC+9, and24th September in southern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC+9.5.
because the United States of America is divided into time zones.