Amaqiniso nge-Pacific Standard Time
Yisiphi isikhathi se-Seattle? Impendulo emfushane ukuthi i-Emerald City isendaweni yePacific Time Zone, kodwa ukuthola amanye amaqiniso mayelana nokuthi yikuphi amanye amadolobha asezindaweni zasePacific Time kanye neSeattle kanye nezinye izindawo zokuzikhandla zesikhathi, funda!
Yimaphi amadolobha aseNyakatho-ntshonalanga asePacific Isikhathi?
Ngenkathi amanye amazwe anesikhathi sokuhlukanisa phakathi kwemingcele yawo, yonke i-Washington State isendaweni yePacific Time, njengase-Oregon naseCalifornia.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi yonke imizi emikhulu eNyakatho-ntshonalanga, kuhlanganise ne-Tacoma, i-Olympia, iBellingham ne-Portland, i-Oregon, kanye nemizi yaseMpumalanga e-Washington njenge-Spokane, nayo yasePacific Time Zone.
I-Northern Idaho ne-Nevada nazo ziyisikhathi sePacific, ngakho-ke ungahamba kude nakude eNtshonalanga yezwe ngaphandle kokubhekana nokushintsha kwesikhathi.
Isikhathi sini e-Seattle khona manje?
Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole.
Zaziphi ukuhlala isikhathi?
Kuze kube ngo-1883, amadolobha amaningi kanye nezindawo zendawo yonke e-US babeka isikhathi sabo elangeni, kodwa emva kokuhamba kwesitimela baqala ukukhukhumeza isizwe futhi bephethe abantu ngamakhilomitha amaningi ngosuku olulodwa, lolu hlelo lwesikhathi sendawo lwaba yinkinga. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukugcina amashejuli noma abagibeli ukwazi ukuthi bazobonisa nini isitimela sabo nalesi simiso. Ngo-1883, i-US ishintshe ukuba ibe nezindawo ezine ezijwayelekile zokuxazulula le nkinga.
I-Pacific Time Zone ingena kanjani ohlelweni lwezinto zomhlaba wonke?
Indawo Yesikhathi SePacific amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngemuva kwesikhathi esivumelanisiwe se-Univerithi Yonke, ozoyibona njenge-UTC-8.
Kunenani lezingxenye ezingu-40 zomhlaba emhlabeni. Kunezindawo ezine ezine-time e-United States: Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern. Kukhona umehluko wehora elilodwa phakathi kweWashington State namadolobha aseNtshonalanga Yesikhathi seMvula, umehluko wamahora amabili ukuya e-Central Time Zone, futhi umehluko wamahora amathathu ukuya e-Eastern Time Zone.
Amaqiniso nge-Pacific Time Zone
Indawo Yesikhathi SasePacific yindawo engasentshonalanga e-United States, okusho ukuthi iyona yokugcina ukubona ilanga nokushona kwelanga usuku ngalunye.
Njengoba sesivela emahoreni amathathu ngemuva kwe-East Coast, isikhathi sisebenza kahle ngokusakazwa okubukhoma okuvela eMpumalanga - sibheka ekuqaleni kokuhlwa kunabo.
Okuhlukile yi-Saturday Night Live - lokhu kusakazwa ngo-11: 30 ntambama njengoba kunjalo e-East Coast ngakho iWest Coasters ikubona ngokulibaziseka.
Uma ungekho omuhle kakhulu ekuboneni umehluko wesikhathi phakathi kwakho nokuthi ukhona omunye umuntu, kukhona amathuluzi ku-intanethi ukusiza, njengaleli elibizwa ngokuthi i-Time Zone Converter.
I-Alaska ibuye ibone isikhathi esifanayo ne-Pacific Time Zone, kodwa ayibizi indawo yesikhathi ngegama elifanayo. Esikhundleni salokho, umbuso usebenzisa i-Alaska Daylight Time.
Kuthiwani ngesikhatsi sokulondoloza ilanga?
I-Washington State ibona isikhathi sokugcina imini. Phakathi nesikhathi sokulondoloza imini, amawashi aseWashington State ahlelwe phambili ihora elilodwa, okwenza kube yi-UTC-7 (noma amahora ayisikhombisa kuphela emva kwesikhathi esihlanganisiwe se-Coordinated Universal Time).
Isikhathi sokulondoloza ukukhanya kwelanga senzeke ngezinsuku ezahlukene ngonyaka, kodwa njalo siqala ngeSonto lesibili ngo-Mashi (amawashi adlule ihora elilodwa) kuze kube ngeSonto lokuqala ngoNovemba (iwashi emuva emuva ihora elilodwa).
E-US, amawashi avame ukuguqulwa ngokomthetho ngo-2: 00 ngeSonto ekuseni.
Abanye bathi, njenge-Arizona neHawaii, abenzi isikhathi sokulondoloza imini. Ngakho-ke uma usendaweni yesikhathi esenzayo - njengoba useseSeattle - khona-ke kufanele ulandele umehluko, kuye ngesikhathi sonyaka. Phakathi nezikhathi lapho iWashington isesikhathini esilinganiselwe, i-Arizona ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kwethu. Phakathi nezikhathi lapho sisesikhathini sePacific, i-Arizona ne-Washington sinesikhathi esifanayo.
Isikhathi sokulondoloza ukukhanya kwelanga sisuka maphakathi no-Mashi kuya phakathi noNovemba.