what is the relation between longitude and time
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Longitudes run from North to South,from 0 degrees(which passes through Greenwich(England) and sometimes called the Greenwich Meridian)to 180 degrees East or West. Generally 1 degree difference inLongitude, causes a difference of 4 minutes,with the longitude East always ahead in time.
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There are 360 degrees of longitude and the there 24 hours in a day
So, every 15 degrees of longitude equals one time zone.
So, every 15 degrees of longitude equals one time zone.
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