Wake Island Time Zone
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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...
by adding twelve hours to Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
(UTC+12
UTC+12
UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a +12 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Kiribati**Gilbert Islands and Banaba*Marshall Islands*Nauru*Russia**Chukotka Autonomous Okrug**Kamchatka Krai**Kuril Islands...
). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 180th degree meridian
Meridian (geography)
A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations along it with a given longitude. The position of a point along the meridian is given by its latitude. Each meridian is perpendicular to all circles of latitude...
east of the Greenwich Observatory.
The zone includes the U.S. territory
Unorganized territory
An unorganized territory is a region of land without a "normally" constituted system of government. This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory...
of Wake Island
Wake Island
Wake Island is a coral atoll having a coastline of in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu west to Guam east. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior...
and is two hours ahead of Chamorro Time Zone
Chamorro Time Zone
The Chamorro Time Zone, formerly the Guam Time Zone, observes standard time by adding ten hours to Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th meridian east of the Greenwich Observatory....
, 23 hours ahead of Samoa Time Zone
Samoa Time Zone
thumb|right|250px|SST is [[UTC-11]]The Samoa Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eleven hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 165th meridian west west of the Greenwich Observatory.The zone includes the U.S...
, and 24 hours ahead of Howland and Baker Islands
UTC-12
UTC−12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −12 hours.-As standard time :* Baker Island and Howland Island are assigned to this time zone....
.
See also
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
- Time offsetTime offsetThe UTC offset is the time offset from Coordinated Universal Time . It is mostly given as hour or hour and minute. Many time zones employ two time offsets, one for standard time and one for daylight saving time...
- Chamorro Time ZoneChamorro Time ZoneThe Chamorro Time Zone, formerly the Guam Time Zone, observes standard time by adding ten hours to Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th meridian east of the Greenwich Observatory....
- UTC-12UTC-12UTC−12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −12 hours.-As standard time :* Baker Island and Howland Island are assigned to this time zone....
- Samoa Time ZoneSamoa Time Zonethumb|right|250px|SST is [[UTC-11]]The Samoa Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eleven hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 165th meridian west west of the Greenwich Observatory.The zone includes the U.S...
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time ZoneHawaii-Aleutian time zoneThe Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone observes Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time , by subtracting ten hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory....
- Alaska Time ZoneAlaska Time ZoneThe Alaska Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time . During daylight saving time its time offset is only eight hours . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 135th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory.The zone...
- Pacific Time ZonePacific Time ZoneThe Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
- Mountain Time ZoneMountain Time ZoneThe Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
- Central Time ZoneCentral Time zoneIn North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
- Eastern Time ZoneEastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
- Atlantic Time Zone
- Newfoundland Time Zone