Myanmar Standard Time
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Myanmar Standard Time is the standard time
in Myanmar
(Burma), 6:30 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+06:30). MST is calculated on the basis of 97° 30' longitude
. MST is used all year round as Myanmar does not observe daylight saving time
.
Standard time
Standard time is the result of synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time rather than using the local meridian as in local mean time or solar time. Historically, this helped in the process of weather forecasting and train travel. The concept...
in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
(Burma), 6:30 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+06:30). MST is calculated on the basis of 97° 30' longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
. MST is used all year round as Myanmar does not observe daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
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