Time offset

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A time offset is defined by international convention as a number of hours and minutes from Coordinated Universal Time in Greenwich, England. Many time zones employ two time offsets, one for standard time and one for summer (see Daylight saving).

Here is a table of time offsets for the United States of America:

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Time Zone Standard Time Daylight Saving
USA Eastern -5 hours (21:41) -4 hours
USA Central -6 hours (20:41) -5 hours
USA Mountain -7 hours (19:41) -6 hours
USA Arizona -7 hours (19:41)
USA Pacific -8 hours (18:41) -7 hours
USA Alaska -9 hours (17:41) -8 hours
USA Aleutian -10 hours (16:41)
USA Hawaii -10 hours (16:41)
Current local times in 24-hour format are in parentheses.

Note that many parts of the U.S. do not observe summer time.


NOTE: All areas in the US observe Summer, but not all areas observe daydight saving time.

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