Illustration of time zone
- A Pacific time
- B mountain time
- C central time
- D eastern time
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
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The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
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Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Totality phase timings across North America by time zone
2:26 to 3:31 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
1:26 to 2:31 a.m. CDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
12:26 to 1:31 a.m.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear red on Thursday, March 13 into the following day, depending on the time zone, according to NASA.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Depending on your time zone, the celestial transit will occur Thursday evening or Friday morning and be visible in every U.S. state and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Totality phase timings across North America by time zone
2:26 to 3:31 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
1:26 to 2:31 a.m. CDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
12:26 to 1:31 a.m.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear red on Thursday, March 13 into the following day, depending on the time zone, according to NASA.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Depending on your time zone, the celestial transit will occur Thursday evening or Friday morning and be visible in every U.S. state and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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