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Universal Time CoordinatedThe international time standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich , England , which is located at 0 degrees longitude. Everything east of Greenwich (up to 180 degrees) is later in time; everything west is earlier. There are 42 time authorities around the world that are constantly synchronizing with each other.

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