Usually people don’t really think about how long they live. But things change when you need to go on a trip: on a visit, on a business trip, on vacation. After all, our country is so large that people live in several time zones.
Time difference Moscow - Ufa: why you need to know?
Suppose a resident of Bashkortostan was going to go to a friend who lives in another part of the country. If you plan to travel by train or plane, then he just needs to know the difference between Moscow and Ufa. After all, departure on tickets is indicated by the time of the Russian capital.
Arriving at any place not in his constituent entity of the federation, a person will need to compare the watches and, if necessary, translate them. Otherwise, misunderstandings arising from time differences are possible. But within the same region or republic, a clock will not be required.
When planning various online events, one also has to take into account the time difference between Moscow and Ufa. They usually involve people from all over the country. And you need to specify Moscow time so that those who wish can connect precisely to the beginning of the conference or webinar. There are many more such examples.
Why is time different?
The reason is the axial rotation of our planet. The rays of the Sun at the same time can illuminate only part of the earth's surface. At the same time, dawn or sunset will occur synchronously only at those points that are on one meridian, and on others - come sooner or later for a time that depends on the difference in longitude.
The earth completely turns around its axis (360 °) in a day, that is, in 24 hours. Therefore, at points 15 ° to the west or east, the time will differ by 1 hour. If they are removed at a larger or smaller angular distance, you can’t do without calculations.
For calculations, you can use the following table.
Longitude difference | Difference in time |
15 ° | 1 hour |
1 ° | 4 minutes |
fifteen' | 1 minute |
1' | 4 seconds |
fifteen'' | 1 second |
Time on this meridian is called solar or true time. Longitude of Moscow 37 ° 36 ′ 56 ″ in. d., and Ufa - at 55 ° 58 ′ 04 ″ in. e. The angular distance between the meridians is 22 ° 21 ′ 08 ″.
Calculations:
22 ° = 15 ° + 7 ° = 1 h + 28 min;
21 ′ = 15 ′ + 6 ′ = 1 min + 24 s;
08 ″ = 0.5 s.
According to the calculation results, the time difference between Moscow and Ufa is 1h 29 min 24.5 s or slightly less than one and a half hours. True noon arrives in the capital later than in the city on Belaya.
Time Zones
Using sunny time is inconvenient. I have to deal with rather complicated calculations. Therefore, an easy way was invented to determine the time and difference in it for different points.
The entire planet was divided into time zones bounded by meridians with a difference in longitude of 15 °. Their number is twenty-four hours in a day. Inside each of them, the time is considered the same. When passing to the eastern neighboring belt, it is added, and to the western - 1 hour is taken.
The countdown is from the Greenwich meridian. The belt in the middle of which it is considered to be zero. And along the 180 ° meridian there is a line for changing dates.
The boundaries of the zones are drawn in a straight line only over the ocean. On land, they are combined with political and administrative, so that there is no confusion.
According to time zones, the time difference between Moscow and Ufa is exactly 2 hours, no calculations of minutes and seconds are required. The capital of Bashkiria is located east, so its time is longer.
Decree of the Council of People's Commissars
In other countries, the hourly difference with Ufa and Moscow will not coincide with what should be according to standard time. By decree of the Council of People's Commissars, time in the USSR was transferred 1 hour ahead. Justified, this decision was the best use of daylight and saving resources.
Since 1930, Russia has been living one hour earlier than the rest of the world. Therefore, when determining the time difference with cities of other states of the world, this fact must be taken into account.
In 1991, they tried to cancel maternity time, but soon returned to it again. More than sixty-year habit played its role.
So, we do not use sunny time . And in other cases, between Ufa and Moscow, the hourly difference is always the same. The time between these two cities differs by 2 hours. Arriving in Moscow from Ufa, you need to move the hands of your chronometers to this time back, and upon returning forward.
And it does not depend on whether we live according to standard time or maternity. Even if in Russia the clock will be moved forward due to the onset of spring and an increase in daylight hours, this will not affect the difference.