Newfoundland Standard Time Zone

Newfoundland Standard Time Zone

Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3½ hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), resulting in UTC−3:30, or 2½ hours during daylight saving time. The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the meridian 52 degrees and 30 arcminutes west of the Greenwich Observatory.

Read more about Newfoundland Standard Time Zone:  Use, Major Metropolitan Areas

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