Interactive World Time Zone Map
Each 15° band of longitude represents approximately one solar hour. Click or hover any longitudinal band below to inspect current regional clocks, offsets, and canonical cities.
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC)
Standard Offset: UTC +0 • Ref: Europe/LondonMajor Cities & Time Zones in UTC +0
12 canonical zones listedThe 15° Meridian Principle
Because the Earth completes a 360-degree rotation once every 24 hours, the surface of the globe is geometrically partitioned into 24 standard meridians, each spaced 15 degrees of longitude apart.
Prime Meridian & UTC Anchor
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is anchored at 0° longitude running through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Eastward meridians add hours (UTC+), while westward meridians subtract hours (UTC-).
International Date Line (IDL)
Located roughly around the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, crossing the International Date Line shifts the calendar date forward or backward by an entire 24-hour cycle.
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