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.
All of China is in the same time zone, so China is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +8 hours, ie. 8 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. Depending on where in the USA you are, the difference is between 13 and 18 hours. (Daylight savings not taken into account.)
West Coast Time (Pacific Time) is typically two hours behind Central Time. For example, when it is noon in Central Time, it is 10 AM in West Coast Time. This difference applies to both Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time.
The east coast of the U.S. is three hours ahead of the west coast of the U.S.
Two opposite-coast states that are one hour apart are Veracruz and Baja California Sur in Mexico.
The time difference between the east coast and the west coast of the United States is due to their respective positions within different time zones. The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, each roughly 15 degrees of longitude wide. When it is noon on the east coast, it is 9 am on the west coast due to the Earth's rotation.
2pm on the West Coast is 5pm on the East Coast.
West Coast Time (Pacific Time) is typically two hours behind Central Time. For example, when it is noon in Central Time, it is 10 AM in West Coast Time. This difference applies to both Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time.
If you're in an airplane, it's because of prevailing winds.
The east coast of the U.S. is three hours ahead of the west coast of the U.S.
The east coast is on the east and the west coast is on the west.
Two opposite-coast states that are one hour apart are Veracruz and Baja California Sur in Mexico.
No. They are in the same time zone.
Because it is so big! There is 2 hours difference from Greenwich Mean Time between the east coast and the west coast. For reference, there is only 3 hours difference between the east and west coast of the USA.
The West Coast is 3 hours behind the East Coast. For example, when it is noon in New York (East Coast), it is 9 AM in Los Angeles (West Coast). This time difference is due to the varying time zones across the United States.
The West Coast is three hours ahead of the East Coast. So if it is 6 am in New York City, it is 3 am in Los Angeles, CA.
South China Sea on the west
The east coast of Australia is at GMT +10 hours The west coast of Australia is at GMT +8 hours Beijing is at GMT +8 hours
The time difference between the east coast and the west coast of the United States is due to their respective positions within different time zones. The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, each roughly 15 degrees of longitude wide. When it is noon on the east coast, it is 9 am on the west coast due to the Earth's rotation.