Time Zones
About this app
This app helps you
visualize how the time zones are distributed around the globe
and to compare time in different time zones.
An area where a uniform standard time applies for social,
economic and legal purposes is referred to as a time zone. Each
standard time zones is 15 degrees of longitude wide. A time zone
is ideally one of 24 spherical sections on the globe in a
north/south direction, being assigned with one of the 24 hours
interval. All these zones are defined by an offset from the
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by a number of hours (UTC−12 to
UTC+14) centered on the prime meridian (0).
How it works
- The first page (tap
the left button) hosts a high-resolution map of the entire globe,
showing the shape of each time zone. You can pan, zoom-in or
zoom-out, finding out the time offset for any region. Tap the '+'
button to calculate the time difference between two countries;
choose the first and the second country, then select the DST
(Daylight Saving Time) checkboxes if applies. The new local time can
be manually SET, this operation being very useful when the Internet
and location services are not available.
- The second page (tap #) shows the world's political map (all
countries and their capitals); the latitude and longitude are
displayed for the center of the picture (the white circle).
- The third page shows a color-coded map that helps you identify the
current season for a particular region or latitude (also pointed by
the white circle).
Global features
-- High-resolution maps
-- Easy to use
-- Easy time zone change
-- Accurate latitude and longitude values
-- no intrusive ads, no limitations