Longitude and time calculator on a globe

Pick two places and change the time at Greenwich.

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How many degrees of longitude make one hour?

15°, because the Earth turns 360° in 24 hours; 1° takes 4 minutes.

Is a place to the east ahead or behind?

Ahead: the Sun rises there earlier.

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