How is the standard time of a place is determined
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Indian Standard Time is calculated based on 82.30' E longitude, in Mirzapur and Uttar Pradesh even it is also corresponding longitude reference line.
Normally, Local time implies the time of a particular country.
On the contrary, standard time is referred as the official local time of a region ascertained according to the distance.
Greenwich Mean Time: The Greenwich Mean Time acts as the standard time for all the time zones in the world. It has a time difference of 0 and is located in Greenwich, England.
It is based on the distance of the Prime meridain.
The Prime meridian is an imaginary line.
For example,
Consider India and Brazil,
Time: 6 am in India and 9:30 in Brazil.
Time Difference:
- India is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
- Brazil is 3 hours behind GMT.
- Brazil is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind Indian Standard Time.
So, IF 6 am in India then its 9:30 pm in Brazil.
This is how the standard time of a place is determined.
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