Map Time Zones USA
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Time Zones & DST USA
There are 4 time zones in the continental USA... and 2 zones outside
EST (Eastern Standard Time): GMT-5
CST (Central Standard Time): GMT-6
MST (Mountain Standard Time): GMT-7
PST (Pacific Standard Time): GMT-8
In addition there are two further zones for:
Alaskan Time: GMT-9
Hawaiian Time: GMT-10
Abbreviations:
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
MEZ: Middle European Timezone: MEZ is GMT + 1 hr
Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the USADST 2010: Sunday, March 14 until Sunday, November 7, 2010DST (=turn clock 1 hr ahead) will begin at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March
and Standard Time (=turn clock 1 hr back) will begin at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November.
Last changeOn August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which included changes in
Daylight Saving Time, effective March 1, 2007.
Source: Physics Laboratory, U.S. National Institute of Standards & Technology