TIME ZONE CALCULATIONSCONCEPTS and TERMINOLOGY

•NEWS

•Sun rises in the EAST sets in WEST – implications , therefore when you move east day gets “older” +++ and when you move west day gets “younger” ----

•Greenwich meridian VS GMT vs UT

•SA = ut+2

•Daylight Savings Time – normally in summer. Reason is to enjoy an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day.

•Calculate time zone difference between 2 places.

•Calculate time zone difference between 2 places WITH flying time as a variable.

Question2:

1. What time is it in Rio De Janeiro when it is 13h00 in Cape Town?

2. What time is it in London when it is 14h00 in Johannesburg? ( No DST)

3. What time is it in London when it is 14h00 in Johanesburg? ( apply DST)

4. What time is it in Perth,Australia when it is 22h00 in South Africa?

5. A business man lands at OR Tambo (+2) at 15h00 on Monday after a 16 hour flight from Thailand (+7). What time was it in Bankok when he boarded his flight?