What are the six time zones of the US?

Answer 1

Hawaii stays on Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST) all year. HAST is 10 hrs. behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Alaska has two time zones. The Aleutian Island chain switches between HAST and Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Saving Time (HADT). The rest of Alaska switches between Alaska Standard Time (AKST) and Alaska Daylight Saving Time (AKDT). HADT and AKST are 9 hrs. behind UTC, and AKDT is 8 hrs. behind UTC.

California, Nevada, Washington state, most of Oregon and part of Idaho switch between Pacific Standard Time (PST) and Pacific Daylight Saving Time (PDT). PST is 8 hrs. behind UTC, and PDT is 7 hrs. behind UTC.

Most of Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year; the only part of Arizona that observes daylight saving time is the Navaho Nation. MST is 7 hrs. behind UTC.

Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico and parts of Idaho, Oregon, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas switch between MST and Mountain Daylight Saving Time (MDT). MDT is 6 hrs. behind UTC.

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and parts of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida switch between Central Standard Time (CST = UTC - 6 hrs.) and Central Daylight Saving Time (CDT = UTC - 5 hrs.).

The rest of the contiguous United States switches between Eastern Standard Time (EST - UTC - 5 hrs.) and Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT = UTC - 4 hrs.).

That covers all of the states, but there are three more time zones used by United States territories.

None of the territories observes daylight saving time. American Samoa is in Samoa Standard Time (SST = UTC - 11 hrs.). Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands are in Atlantic Standard Time (AST = UTC - 4 hrs.). Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are in Chamorro Standard Time (ChST = UTC + 10 hrs.).

Answer 2

The USA has nine Time Zones including its territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific:

• Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) is ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and covers Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is four hours behind UTC and is used in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC and is used in New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and parts of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida.
• Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind UTC and is used in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
• Mountain Standard Time (MST) is seven hours behind UTC and is used in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Idaho and Oregon.
• Pacific Standard Time (PST) is eight hours behind UTC and is used in Washington state, Nevada, California, and parts of Idaho and Oregon.
• Alaska Standard Time (AKST) is nine hours behind UTC and is used in most of Alaska.
• Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST) is ten hours behind UTC and is used in Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
• Samoa Standard Time (SST) is eleven hours behind UTC and is used in American Samoa, Midway, and several other islands under U.S. control.

The District of Columbia and the 50 states except for Hawaii and most of Arizona observe daylight saving time from mid-March through early November.

Answer 3

The USA has 6 Time Zones including Alaska and Hawaii. Eastern Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -5 hours, ie. 5 hours behind Greenwich, England. Central Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -6 hours, ie. 6 hours behind Greenwich, England. Mountain Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -7 hours, ie. 7 hours behind Greenwich, England. Pacific Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -8 hours, ie. 8 hours behind Greenwich, England. Alaska Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -9 hours, ie. 9 hours behind Greenwich, England. Hawaii Time - is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT -10 hours, ie. 10 hours behind Greenwich, England.

Answer 4

8 PM Thursday In England = GMT +/- Zero and is the World's Reference Location 3 PM Thursday in the US Eastern Standard Time zone {EST} = GMT-5 2 PM Thursday in the US Central Standard Time zone {CST} = GMT -6 1 PM Thursday in the US Mountain Standard Time zone {MST} = GMT -7 12 Noon Thursday in the US Pacific Standard Time zone {PST} = GMT -8 11 AM Thursday in the US Alaska Standard Time zone {AST} = GMT -9 10 AM Thursday in the US Hawaii Standard Time zone {HST}= GMT -10

Answer 5

Eastern Standard Time zone {EST} = GMT-5 Central Standard Time zone {CST} = GMT -6 Mountain Standard Time zone {MST} = GMT -7 Pacific Standard Time zone {PST} = GMT -8 Alaska Standard Time zone {AST} = GMT -9 Hawaii Standard Time zone {HST}= GMT -10

Answer 6

There are only four for the continental USA: Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern. The other two are Alaskan and Hawaiian.

Answer 7

Well their are only 6 standart 1's. they are Hawaiian-Aleutian Time, Alaskan Time, Pacific Time, Mountain Time, Central Time, and Eastern Time. I hope i helped you<33