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[Bill Haesler]

Bob Smith asked:
> Can anyone tell me what "Eastern Time" is and how it relates to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?

Dear Bob,
By coincidence, I was asked this question by a local friend last week.

Eastern time:
The standard time in a zone including the eastern states of the U.S. and parts of Canada, specifically 
•(Eastern Standard Time, abbrev.:EST), standard time based on the mean solar time at the meridian75° W, five hours behind GMT. 
•( Eastern Daylight Time, abbrev.: EDT) Eastern time during daylight saving time, four hours behind GMT.

The following states of the United States observe Central Time in their entirety:
	• Alabama
	• Arkansas
	• Illinois
	• Iowa
	• Louisiana
	• Minnesota
	• Mississippi
	• Missouri
	• Oklahoma
	• Wisconsin
Open up the following World Clock site (I keep it on my main toolbar)
  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
and use it to compare (say) Minneapolis with your location.
You could work it out from there.
However, that site also has a Time Zone Converter where you can type in a date and time for (say) Minneapolis, enter your location and it provides the time.

Very kind regards,
Bill.