In ancient times, knowing the exact time was not a daily need for a person. It was enough to determine the outcome of the day, and the position of the sun in the sky was considered the main criterion for this. The solar day begins exactly at noon, and this time is determined by the location of the shadows on the sundial. For many years and centuries, this method was the main one and was used to count days. But the development of society and technological progress inexorably began to require accurate knowledge not only of days, but also of hours and minutes. After the sun, hourglasses appeared, and are now used to measure accurate minutes in medical procedures and laboratory research, as well as tower, desktop, wall, and wrist watches.
The need for accurate time in modern life.
Why do you need to know the exact time? In the modern world, without this, the whole way of life and mode of life would be violated, giving way to chaos and disorder. The transport system and industry would freeze, people would be late for educational institutions and for work. According to the schedule tied to the exact time, buses run, trains run and planes fly. Modern financial relationships, which include such a word as "delay", cannot exist separately from exact hours, minutes and seconds.
Time Zones
The territory of the earth is so vast that in one part of the globe the sun sets, and at the same time in another place people wake up under the rays of the rising star. To organize geographic distances relative to the exact time, scientists have come up with time zones. The surface of the earth is theoretically divided into 24 such zones: according to the number of hours in a day. The conditional band is approximately 15 °, and within this interval the time differs by an hour from the time of the neighboring ones, +/-. The countdown is from the Greenwich meridian and this time is called "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT). Recently, a more advanced reference system has been used - coordinated universal time (UTC).
Current time online
In Soviet times in Russia, the time standard was the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. It was they who were verified for the accuracy of the course, and all the other watches of the country, from small to large, were equal to them. Today, the exact time with seconds can be found on specialized sites on the Internet, for which you just need to go to their pages. At the same time, the exact time will change online, and you can easily navigate by time zones to find out what time it is at the moment in Los Angeles, Moscow or Yekaterinburg.
Saratov, Russia
Time and time zones
The duration of an earthly day is determined by the time it takes the Earth to rotate around its axis, and is 24 hours. Local solar time corresponds to the apparent position of the Sun and is constantly changing due to the rotation of the Earth. When moving from west to east at 15 ° longitude, local solar time increases by 1 hour.
In everyday life, official local time is used, which differs from solar. The entire surface of the Earth is divided into time zones (in other terminology - time zones). Within the same time zone, the same time is used. The boundaries of time zones, as a rule, coincide with interstate or administrative boundaries. The time difference between adjacent time zones is usually one hour, although in some cases the time in adjacent time zones differs by two hours, 30 or 45 minutes.
In most countries of the world, the entire territory of the country is within the same time zone. The territory of countries stretching from west to east for a considerable distance, such as Russia, USA, Canada, Brazil and a number of others, is usually divided into several time zones. The exception is China, throughout which Peking time is used.
The reference point for determining the time zone offset in time is Coordinated Universal Time or UTC. UTC corresponds to mean solar time at the zero or Greenwich meridian. Time zone offsets from UTC range from UTC-12:00 to UTC+14:00.
Almost all countries in Europe and North America, as well as a number of other countries, set their clocks forward an hour in the spring, to summer time, and in the fall, one hour back, to winter time. The offset of the respective time zones from UTC changes twice a year. In most countries of the world, the transition to summer and winter time is not practiced.
The time zone of Saratov is UTC + 4 hours. The time difference between Saratov and Moscow is plus 1 hour. Here you can find out what time it is in Saratov. Local time in Saratov online:
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Saratov is located in the UTC + 4 hours time zone. Saratov time is 1 hour ahead of Moscow time.
Distance from Saratov to Moscow- 850 km.
Distance from Saratov to Samara- 427 km.
Distance from Saratov to Volgograd- 374 km.
Distance from Saratov to Voronezh- 510 km.
Population of Saratov: 841 thousand people.
Telephone code of Saratov: +7 8452.
Saratov airport(Saratov Tsentralny Airport) Code: RTW: 410010, Russia, Saratov, Zhukovsky st., 25. Airport reference phone: +7 8452 696 243.
Sights of Saratov:
In modern Russia Saratov plays an important role. A large river port is located here, many railway lines and highways intersect at this point. New microdistricts were built in accordance with the plan, so the buildings, stretching for 34 kilometers along the river Volga, do not look chaotic, but are divided strictly by districts. AT Saratov a lot of citizens are engaged in scientific activities, because more than 40 various design bureaus and research institutes work in the city. Educated people live in this city - higher education can be obtained in 9 universities of the city.
This ancient Russian provincial town, like many others, was originally a fortification. When in 1590 it began to be erected on the banks of the Volga River, it was intended to protect the royal ships cruising between the capital of the state and Astrakhan. The fortress was inhabited by people who followed the movements of the enemies and maintained order and security along the Volga route.
At Saratov rich history: the originally built city after several decades of its existence was destroyed during a fire and a new one has already been built on the other side of the river, where it is still located. From this city, Razin led the Peasants' War in 1770, and in 1773 Saratov was occupied by Pugachev's rebellious detachments.
In those days, this city was an important commercial and industrial center and one of the most comfortable provincial cities. In the city, not only telephones worked and roads were asphalted and paved, but also a water supply system with wooden pipes functioned. In 1890, more than 150 factories, oil mills and mills were already operating here.
The cultural life of the city is very diverse: the Philharmonic, the Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Drama Theatre, the townspeople are very fond of attending performances and concerts. The country's oldest conservatory has been operating here since pre-revolutionary times - 1912. For children, there is a puppet theater and a theater for young spectators; on weekends, the whole family can go to a planetarium or a circus.