Florida
is a Southern state in the United States. A long, low peninsula between the
Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia
and Alabama (N).
It is known as the Sunshine State. "Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means
"flowery" because it was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter
season, or Pascua Florida in Spanish.
The Eastern part of Florida (which includes all the major
towns and cities) fall in the Eastern Time
Zone, which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Western
part of the Florida panhandle falls in the Central Time Zone, which is 6
hours behind GMT.
What is the current time in
Florida Zones now?
USA & Canada clocks
on DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Daylight Saving Time dates 2008
Sunday 9 March 2008
until Sunday 2 November 2008
see: Daylight-Saving-Time.com
for details
The Eastern part of Florida (which includes all the major
towns and cities) fall in the Eastern Time
Zone, which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Western
part of the Florida panhandle falls in the Central Time Zone, which is 6
hours behind GMT.
Does
Florida observe Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time is
observed in Florida, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour,
resulting in a 4 hours and 5 hours difference behind GMT for the Eastern
and Western part of Florida respectively.
After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1
hour resulting in the normal time difference behind GMT.
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Florida
is a Southern state in the United States. A long, low peninsula between the
Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia
and Alabama (N).