Longitude and time

Set a longitude and the time at Greenwich to see the local time there.

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Why is the difference 15° per hour?

The Earth turns 360° in 24 hours, so 360 ÷ 24 = 15° each hour.

What formula does it use?

Time difference (h) = longitude difference ÷ 15; east is ahead.

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