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Time zone abbreviations for both Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time are shown exactly as they appear in the database. See strftime and its "%Z" field. Some of zone records use 3 or 4 letter abbreviations that are tied to physical time zones, others use numeric UTC offsets.
UTC−06:00 – Central Time zone: a large area spanning from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes UTC−05:00 – Eastern Time zone: roughly a triangle covering all the states from the Great Lakes down to Florida and east to the Atlantic coast UTC−04:00 – Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time , resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America including several Caribbean islands.
Standard time zones of the United States and its surrounding areas [9] Time zone Standard DST Region Atlantic: UTC−04:00 (not observed) Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands: Eastern: UTC−05:00: UTC−04:00
Time zones of the world. A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time.
Puerto Rico uses Atlantic Standard Time throughout the year, with no Daylight Saving Time, due to how close it is to the Equator. This is also true in the United States Virgin Islands . [ 1 ] Hence, during the summer, clocks in Puerto Rico match those in New York City and Miami , while during the winter clocks on the island match those in ...
Location of Puerto Rico. ... Time zone: UTC−4 : Guaonico is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 538. [3] [4] [5]
The United States Virgin Islands use the Atlantic Time Zone [1] with no daylight saving time, [2] due to how close it is to the equator. [3] This is also true in Puerto Rico . [ 4 ]