Time Zone of Each State and Territory of the United States:
Abbreviations (in alphabetical order):
Areas that observe daylight saving time do so from 2am local standard time on the second Sunday of March until 2am local daylight saving time on the first Sunday of November.
There are 4 time zones in the continental US. Alaska and Hawaii each have their own time zone.
On 18 Nov 1883, the United States, including the Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, and Indian Territory, were organized into four time zones, Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5), Central Standard Time (GMT-6), Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7), and Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8).(Alaska Territory was not organized into time zones until 20 Aug 1900.)
The Continental US has 4 time zones. From east to west they are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
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The United States started using standard time zones on November 18, 1883.
There are 4 time zones in the continental US. Alaska and Hawaii each have their own time zone.
On 18 Nov 1883, the United States, including the Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, and Indian Territory, were organized into four time zones, Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5), Central Standard Time (GMT-6), Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7), and Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8).(Alaska Territory was not organized into time zones until 20 Aug 1900.)
The US does have six time zones. Starting from the West they are Hawaii-Aleutian, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern Zones.
Canada uses 6 primary time zones, Unlike the United States that uses 9 primary time zones. ALL time zones go from east to west. CANADA'S TIME ZONES ARE: * Newfoundland * Atlantic * Eastern * Central * Mountain * Pacific UNITED STATES' TIME ZONES ARE: * Atlantic * Eastern * Central * Mountain * Pacific * Alaskan * Hawaii-Aleutian * Samoa * Chamorro The US and Canada have 5 time zones in common. Since there are more then one time zones within Canada and the US, we can't just say "The difference is ______" and give you a straight answer. Canada and the US have different time zones and they were listed. EDIT: Depending on whatever time zone or country (US or CANADA) you are in, the difference should be asked between the two time zones. EXAMPLE: "What is the time difference between Eastern time to Hawaii-Aleutian time?"
The Continental US has 4 time zones. From east to west they are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
November 18, 1883
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There is different parts that have time zones
The United States started using standard time zones on November 18, 1883.
In the continental US, the four zones are Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.
In the US there are six time zones, they have names they are called in the US and also have Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Zone names: * US Eastern Standard Time = GMT - 5 * US Central Standard Time = GMT - 6 * US Mountain Standard Time = GMT -7 * US Pacific Standard Time = GMT - 8 * US Alaska Standard Time = GMT - 9 * US Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time = GMT -10 In Summer most states in the six US time zones observe Daylight Savings Time and then the name of the zone would be, for example, US Eastern Daylight Time Zone.