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What kind of time is 20:02:30 UT.?

I'm looking at the total eclipse for 2017 and I guess that's the time. I don't think it's the coordinates, or is it?

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  • 9 years ago
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    That is equal to 8:02:30PM British time or GMT or Coordinated Universal Time. You can convert that time to your time zone using a time zone chart. For example, I live in CST USA, which is -6 UT. So, I would subtract 6 hours from 20:02:30 and get 14:02:30 or 2:02:30PM

  • GeoffG
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Universal Time is used by astronomers, meteorologists, and pilots. It is the same as Greenwich Mean Time. It is ALWAYS used as a 24-hour time system, never a.m. or p.m. You have to convert to your local time zone, which depends upon where you live. For example, were I live, in Ontario, Canada, I subtract 4 hours in summer, and 5 hours in winter. The eclipse is in August, so I would subtract 4 hours to get 4:02:30 p.m.

  • 9 years ago

    Sounds like military time just subtract 12 hours from it thus 20:02:30 would be 8:02 and 30 seconds PM.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    That is the Universal Time Coordinate for the eclipse. It's like GMT time with a 24 hour clock.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal...

    Here's a conversion chart:

    http://www.spacearchive.info/utc.htm

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  • cosmo
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Well, it's just 2 minutes and thirty seconds after 8 PM in London.

    But that's OK because the eclipse is actually in North America where the Sun will still be high.

  • 9 years ago

    UT = Universal Time. It's the same as GMT.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    8PM 2Minutes 30 Seconds - Universal time or GMT. Greenwich England.

  • 9 years ago

    I don't think it's the time, unless it will be visible @ 8 pm.

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