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China is the large country that spans four time zones but keeps all clocks set the same nationwide. China follows a single time zone known as Beijing Time (GMT+8) across the entire country.
The United States has six main time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian. The specific time zone a state falls into depends on its geographic location - for example, Hawaii is in the Hawaii-Aleutian time zone, Alaska is in the Alaska time zone, and so on. Each time zone is set apart by one-hour differences from its neighboring zones.
No, Europe and Antarctica do not extend into the Tropic Time Zones, as they are located further away from the equator where the Tropic Time Zones are situated. The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn mark the boundaries of the Tropic Time Zones, while Europe and Antarctica are located in higher latitudes.
To set the time zone on a Sharp SPC 502 clock, press and hold the "Time Set" button until the time zone indicator starts flashing. Press the "Time Zone" button to toggle through the available time zones until you find the correct one. Press the "Time Set" button again to confirm and exit the setting mode.
A time zone two zones to the west would have a time of 2:15 PM. Locations to the east have later times and locations to the west have earlier times.Time ZonesThe standard time zones were set up to establish uniform regional times in the place of varying local times according to the Sun. Each time zone normally represents one hour's difference in time. They are centered in 15° increments from the Prime Meridian and have a width of 15° longitude. However, many political and commercial adjustments have been made to the actual time zone boundaries.(see related question)