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Most of Europe uses three standard time zones. From east to west the time zones are Western European Time (WET) which is GMT+0, Central
European Time (CET) which is GMT +1 and Eastern European Time (EET) which is GMT +2. The Western European Time is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and throughout the United Kingdom is often called British Standard
Time.
Western portions of Russia which are west of the Ural Mountains are sometimes referred to as being in Europe. This area uses Moscow Standard Time which is GMT +4. Georgia (formerly Republic of Georgia) also
uses GMT +4.
In Europe Daylight Saving Time in commonly referred to as Summer Time. Summer Time begins at 1:00 a.m. UTC on the last Sunday in March. On the last Sunday in October areas on Summer Time (Daylight
Saving Time) return to Standard Time at 1:00 a.m UTC. The names in each time zone change along with Summer Time. Western European Standard Time (WET) becomes Western European Summer Time (WEST), Central European Time
(CET) becomes Central European Summer Time (CEST) and Eastern European Time (EET) becomes Eastern European Time (EEST). Iceland and portions of Greenland do not observe daylight saving time. In addition, some local
communities in Europe may not follow the official time zone rules.
In Russia Daylight Saving Time begins 2:00 a.m. local time on the last Sunday in March. On the last Sunday in October areas on Summer Time
(Daylight Saving Time) return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m local time. |
