Table of Contents
- 1 How do you calculate time in a particular place?
- 2 How do you calculate time in different longitudes?
- 3 How do you calculate hours and minutes between two times?
- 4 What is the local time when it is noon at a place?
- 5 How do you calculate time duration?
- 6 How do you calculate local time from latitude and longitude?
- 7 What is the time on 0° longitude called?
- 8 How long does it take to move from one longitude to another?
How do you calculate time in a particular place?
Earth completes one rotation on its axis in 24 hours and in the process turns a complete circle of 360°. This means Earth rotates 360°/24 = 15° in one hour. Difference of time for 15° longitude = one hour. Difference of time for 1° longitude = 4 minutes.
How do you calculate time in different longitudes?
Each degree is divided into minutes and minutes into seconds. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation or to cover 360° of longitudes. This means that the Earth covers 15° of longitudes every hour. One degree of longitude takes 4 minutes (1 hour = 60 minutes, divided by 15° per hour = 4 minutes per longitude).
What is the local time in Singapore 104 E when it is 6’00 pm at Greenwich?
The longitudinal difference in Singapore and Greenwich is 104°, so the time difference is 104 × 4 = 416 minutes i.e. 6 hours 56 minutes. So the time in Singapore will be 12.56 a.m.
How do you calculate hours and minutes between two times?
To calculate the minutes between two times, multiply the time difference by 1440, which is the number of minutes in one day (24 hours * 60 minutes = 1440).
What is the local time when it is noon at a place?
It is at 12 o’clock.
What is the longitude of a place where the local time is 6 am when it is 9 pm at 77 E?
The time difference between the required place and New Delhi is 6 + 9 = 15 hours, so the time in minutes =15 × 60 = 900 minutes So the longitudinal difference = 900/4 = 225°. So the place will be in the west at 225° – 77° = 148° W.
How do you calculate time duration?
- Convert both times to 24 hour format, adding 12 to any pm hours. 8:55am becomes 8:55 hours (start time)
- If the start minutes are greater than the end minutes…
- Subtract end time minutes from start time minutes…
- Subtract the hours…
- Put(not add) the hours and minutes together – 6:45 (6 hours and 45 minutes)
How do you calculate local time from latitude and longitude?
Just divide 120 degrees by 15 degrees and you get a quotient of +8. The +8 means 8 hours after zero longitude time. Your local time is therefore 8:00 A.M of the same day to that of Greenwich. If your timezone happen to be at 120 degrees west of Greenwich, you will get a quotient of -8.
How do I find the time difference between several cities?
Find the time difference between several cities with the Time Difference Calculator. Provides time zone conversions taking into account daylight saving time (DST), local time zone and accepts present, past or future dates. For current time anywhere in the world, please use The World Clock.
What is the time on 0° longitude called?
Time on 0° longitude is called G.M.T. this is standard time of earth . Earth rotates from west to east so that sun arises from east and sunlight takes 4 minutes to cross one degree longitude means 360×4=1440 minutes or 24 hour . 8 clever moves when you have $1,000 in the bank.
How long does it take to move from one longitude to another?
A person will take 4 minutes when he/she move from one longitude to another. We will understand this by two examples. There are total 360 longitudes. It means : 360 × 4 minutes = 1440 minutes or 24 hours.