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 US standard time zones +inf |
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| Pacific -8 | Mountain -7 | Central -6 | Eastern -5 |
| Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone |
Portugal and Canary Islands They share the same time zone & time change 
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 Spain standard time zones +inf |
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| Western Europe 0 | Central Europe +1 |
| Time Zone | Time Zone |
The United States spans 9 time zones, with 4 main time zones, Pacific / Mountain / Central / Eastern.
More info. | You can see US larger map or World Time Zone Map 
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Spain uses 2 time zones 
: The peninsula and the Balearic Islands with UTC +1 / UTC +2 in summer, and the Canary Islands with UTC 0 / UTC +1 in summer. More info
US Daylight Saving Time 2024 
On Sunday, March 10, the United States turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info
Spain Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday March 31, Spain turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info
You can quickly check the current time difference between the US and Spain by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks 
. clock symbols info
For ex. New York -5h versus to Madrid +1h, there is a difference of 6 hours, so New York is always 6 hours behind Madrid in standard time.
New York, US and Madrid, Spain coincide in standard time from the first Sunday of November (End of US Daylight Saving Time) until the 2nd Sunday of March of the following year. (Start of US Daylight Saving Time).
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors 
= Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between Los Angeles, California, US and Canary Islands, Spain (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time or both with DST), will be Los Angeles, US 8 hours behind Canary Islands, Spain.
Time change and 
time difference New York, USA vs. Madrid, Spain 
• As of (2nd Sunday in March) with the start of US daylight saving time, New York is -4h, and Madrid is +1h, so New York will be 5 hours behind Madrid.
• As of (last Sunday in March) with the start of daylight saving time in Spain, Madrid is +2h and New York -4h, so New York will be 6 hours behind Madrid.
• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Spain standard time, Madrid is +1h and New York -4h, so New York will be 5 hours behind Madrid.
• As of (1st Sunday in November) with the return to US standard time, New York is -5h and Madrid +1h, so New York will be 6 hours behind Madrid.
| Time difference | Time difference |
| California | Colorado |
|---|---|
| California Time Zone -8 Daylight saving -7 |
Colorado Time Zone -7 Daylight saving -6 |
 California daylight saving time |
Colorado daylight saving time |
| Alicante | Alicante |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Bilbao | Bilbao |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Málaga | Málaga |
| Sevilla | Sevilla |
| Valencia | Valencia |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza |
| Balearic Islands - Mallorca | Balearic Islands - Mallorca |
| Canary Islands - Tenerife | Canary Islands - Tenerife |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Illinois | New York |
|---|---|
| Illinois Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
New York Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
| Illinois daylight saving time |
New York daylight saving time |
| Alicante | Alicante |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Bilbao | Bilbao |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Málaga | Málaga |
| Sevilla | Sevilla |
| Valencia | Valencia |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza |
| Balearic Islands - Mallorca | Balearic Islands - Mallorca |
| Canary Islands - Tenerife | Canary Islands - Tenerife |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Arizona | Texas |
|---|---|
| Arizona Time Zone -7 No daylight saving |
Texas Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
| Arizona daylight saving time |
Texas daylight saving time |
| Alicante | Alicante |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Bilbao | Bilbao |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Málaga | Málaga |
| Sevilla | Sevilla |
| Valencia | Valencia |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza |
| Balearic Islands - Mallorca | Balearic Islands - Mallorca |
| Canary Islands - Tenerife | Canary Islands - Tenerife |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Florida | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Florida Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
Hawaii Time Zone -10 No daylight saving |
| Florida daylight saving time |
Hawaii daylight saving time |
| Alicante | Alicante |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Bilbao | Bilbao |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Málaga | Málaga |
| Sevilla | Sevilla |
| Valencia | Valencia |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza |
| Balearic Islands - Mallorca | Balearic Islands - Mallorca |
| Canary Islands - Tenerife | Canary Islands - Tenerife |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
The Clock time is updated with the time change, along with the time zone and summer or winter symbols. + info.
Several states in the Eastern US (Central ← Eastern) and Central US (Mountain ← Central), have locations that use the contiguous states time zone. Eastern US States with Central Time |
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| Central ← Eastern | US Eastern Time (*) |
|---|---|
| Pensacola ← FL | Florida* +info Miami  |
| Panama City ← FL | |
| Gary ← IN | Indiana* +info Indianapolis |
| Evansville ← IN | |
| Iron Mountain ← MI | Michigan* +info Detroit  |
| Menominee ← MI | |
| West Kentucky +info | East Kentucky +info |
| Bowling Green | Frankfort Louisville |
| Owensboro | Lexington |
| West Tennessee +inf | East Tennessee +info |
| Nashville |
Knoxville |
| Memphis | Chattanooga |
| Central US states with Mountain Time | |
| Mountain ← Central | US Central Time (*) |
|---|---|
| Goodland ← KS Syracuse ← KS |
Kansas* +info Topeka Wichita |
| Scottsbluff ← NE Alliance ← NE |
Nebraska* +info Lincoln Omaha |
| Bowman ← ND |
North Dakota* +info Bismarck Fargo |
| Dickinson ← ND | |
| Rapid City ← SD | South Dakota* +info Pierre Sioux Falls |
| Spearfish ← SD | |
| El Paso ← TX Hudspeth Cty ← TX |
Texas* +info Austin Houston |
Capital Most populous city 
Capital of the country
| Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
|---|---|
| Current Pacific Time | Current Mountain Time |
| Los Angeles (CA) | Denver (Colorado) |
| US Pacific Time Zone | US Mountain Time Z. |
| PST = standard -8h PDT = daylight -7h |
MST = standard -7h MDT = daylight -6h |
| *Shared time zones Pacific ⇄ Mountain | Arizona Mountain Time |
| Arizona Mountain T. | |
| Phoenix | |
| MST = standard -7h No daylight saving |
| Central time zone | Eastern time zone |
|---|---|
| Current Central Time | Current Eastern Time |
| Chicago (Illinois) | New York |
| US Central Time Zone | US Eastern Time Z. |
| CST = standard -6h CDT = daylight -5h |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
| *Central US states with 2 time zones | *Eastern US states with 2 time zones |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
|---|---|
| Juneau |
Honolulu |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
| AKST = standard -9h AKDT = daylight -8h |
HST = std -10h No daylight saving |
| Atlantic time zone |
|---|
| Puerto Rico |
| US Virgin Islands |
| AST = standard -4h No daylight saving |
| American Samoa time |
|---|
| American Samoa |
| Pago Pago |
| SST = standard -11h No daylight saving |
| Chamorro time zone |
|---|
| Guam |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
| ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
The US spans 4 main time zones, from west to east: Pacific Time - Mountain Time - Central Time - Eastern Time.
2 non-contiguous time zones: Alaska Time and Hawaii Islands Time, and 3 US dependencies which none of them use daylight saving time.
* There are 2 more time zones corresponding to US Minor Outlying Islands. more info on wiki
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, PST Pacific standard time / PDT Pacific daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
Daylight saving time in US begins on the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., moving the clock forward 1 hour and returning to winter or standard time on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., turning the clock back 1 hour. US map.
| USA daylight saving time 2024 | |
Starts + 1h  |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-10 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-3 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| 2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Pacific Time / Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time | |
Spain observe 2 time zones:
1)
The Iberian Peninsula Spain together with the Balearic Islands, observe the time zone CET/CEST Central European (Summer) Time, UTC +1 in winter time and UTC +2 in summer time.
| Canary Islands | Spain and Balearic Islands |
|---|---|
| Gran Canaria | Madrid |
| Tenerife | Mallorca (Balearic Isl.) |
| WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
CET = standard +1h CEST = summer +2h |
| Western European Time Western European Summer Time |
Central European Time Central European Summer Time |
The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.
| Daylight Saving Time Spain 2024 | |
Starts + 1h  |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-31 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
October-27 Sun. 3:00 → 2:00 |
| CEST +2h daylight | CET +1h standard |
| Daylight Saving Time Canary Islands 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-31 Sun. 1:00 → 2:00 |
October-27 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| WEST +1h daylight | WET 0h standard |
Clocks symbols:
Daylight Saving Time. UTC standard time, or winter time. 
No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format
Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different US time zones.
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