How far ahead is Hong Kong from London?
7 hours
What time is it in Hong Kong and London?
The World Clock – Time Zone Converter – Results
| Location | Local Time | UTC Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 6:27:37 pm | UTC+8 hours |
| London (United Kingdom – England) | Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 11:27:37 am | UTC+1 hour |
| Corresponding UTC (GMT) | Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10:27:37 |
Why is India’s time zone 30 minutes?
So why are some cities 30 or 45 minutes off? That has largely to do with the politics in each of those places. For example, in New Delhi, India, they found themselves halfway between two meridians, and therefore decided to be 30 minutes between each, as opposed to adopting one time or the other.
Is Time same all over India?
The Republic of India uses only one time zone across the whole nation and all its territories, called Indian Standard Time (IST), which equates to UTC+05:30, i.e. five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Which countries are 30 minutes off?
Naturally, India decided to be 30 minutes between the two time zones, which is why the country is only 30 minutes ahead of nearby Pakistan, for example. Ironically, India is also two and a half hours behind anywhere in China, because the People’s Republic decided they wanted the entire country to be one time zone.
What is the weirdest time zone?
The weirdest time zones from around the world
- AFGHANISTAN TO CHINA.
- ARIZONA, US.
- TWEED HEADS TO COOLANGATTA, AUSTRALIA.
- BROKEN HILL, AUSTRALIA.
- EUCLA, AUSTRALIA.
- THE CHATHAM ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND.
- THE RUSSIAN RAILWAYS.
- SPAIN TO PORTUGAL.
Why is Nepal 45 minutes off?
Nepal is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of GMT, because it sets the meridian of Nepal Standard Time at Gaurishankar, a mountain east of Kathmandu. It gets trickier in the North and South Poles, where all the longitude lines converge and thus the poles don’t officially have time zones.
What country is on the half hour?
Newfoundland, Canada The half hour is needed because it sits above Atlantic Standard Time, so it allows for the sun to be directly overhead at 12:10 p.m. rather than 11:40 a.m., Basementgeographer.com said.
Which country has the least technology?
Bottom 20 nations:
- Somalia: 0.6 percent (3.1 percent)
- Malawi: 0.5 percent (2.6 percent)
- Mozambique: 0.5 percent (2.5 percent)
- Iraq: 0.5 percent (2.5 percent)
- Chad: 0.5 percent (2.4 percent)
- Mali: 0.4 percent (2.3 percent)
- Guinea: 0.4 percent (2.2 percent)
- Burundi: 0.4 percent (2.0 percent)