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What's The Difference Between Mountain Time Zones And Central Time Zones?

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The difference between Mountain Time Zones and Central Time Zones is one hour. The Mountain Time Zone is one hour behind Central Time Zone. If you’re looking to quickly compare time zones, then www.timeanddate.com. The Central Time Zone, in North America, refers to national time zones that observe the ‘standard time’ by taking away six hours from UTC (UTC-06), and daylight saving - or summer time, whilst taking away five hours (this is UTC-05_. The civil standard time used throughout the different zones is composed of contiguous lands and ocean territories within North America. It’s actually based around the mean solar time of the ninetieth meridian west of ‘Greenwich Observatory’.

In the US and Canada, time observed within the zones is usually referred to as Central Time. However, in Mexico the time within the zone is known as tiempo del Centro.

In the US and Canada, the Mountain Time Zone is known as ‘Mountain Time (MT)’. This is when one observes standard time (in the winter) and Mountain Daylight Time, when observing the daylight saving time (which is spring, summer and autumn). The term is used to refer to the time zone which involves the Rocky Mountains, which stretch across nearly the whole time zone.

When working out time zones you need to ensure that you remember which time zone is before the other. Many people may just remember that there are ‘five hours’, or whatever other number, between the two time zones.  Hence, some people will expect to land in one time zone at a particular time and land at a different time - and this can mess up your plans. So know the differences and know how it works before you go on your travels, so that you don’t ruin your plans.

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