US Time Zones
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Standard Time Daylight Saving Time US TIME ZONES
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Discusses the different time zones in the US.
Transcript of US Time Zones
Standard Time
Daylight Saving Time
US TIME ZONES
Alaska (AK)Alaska (AK) 90% of Alaska is ( 90% of Alaska is (1 hour1 hour) ) behind the behind the Pacific Time ZonePacific Time Zone, while , while
the far reaches of the Aleutian the far reaches of the Aleutian Islands use Hawaii-Aleutian time. Islands use Hawaii-Aleutian time.
Important (current time) Important (current time) Exceptions:Exceptions: Parts of Florida, Idaho, Parts of Florida, Idaho,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas are in two time zones.are in two time zones.
Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time (DST)(DST) is now in is now in effect across the USA. effect across the USA.
Standard TimeStandard Time will begin again on will begin again on November 1, 2009November 1, 2009, returning to , returning to DST DST
on on March 10, 2010March 10, 2010. .
Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time is notis not observed observed in in HawaiiHawaii, and by most of , and by most of Arizona.Arizona. In In summer, local time in Arizona is the summer, local time in Arizona is the
same as same as Pacific Daylight TimePacific Daylight Time (PDT). In (PDT). In the winter Arizona is on the winter Arizona is on Mountain Mountain
Standard TimeStandard Time (MST). (MST).
Current Dates and Times across the United States…
US TIME ZONESPACIFIC
MOUNTAINCENTRAL
EASTERN
HAWAII
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Hawaii(-18)
Alaska(-16)
Pacific(-15)
Mountain(-14)
Central(-13)
Eastern(-12)
5:30 pm 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 9:30 pm 10:30 pm 11:30 pm
STANDARD TIME
Hawaii(-18)
Alaska(-17)
Pacific(-16)
Mountain(-15)
Central(-14)
Eastern(-13)
5:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 9:30 pm 10:30 pm
US TIME ZONES
Manila11:30 am
If it’s DST in the states, it means that Manila is 12 hours ahead of Eastern TimeSimply…
Manila = 10:30 amEastern = 10:30 pm
If it’s Standard Time in the states, it means that Manila is 13 hours ahead of Eastern TimeSimply…
Manila = 10:30 amEastern = 9:30 pm
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DST does NOT apply in Hawaii
It’s ALWAYS 18 hours behind Manila TimeOr 6 hours behind EDTOr 5 hours behind EST
Alaskan Time is ALWAYSALWAYS one hour behind Pacific Time
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What time is it now in New York?
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Today is Christmas day. What time is it in San Antonio, TX?
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It’s 6:45 am in Anchorage, AK. What time is it in Manila?
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