Question

Distinguish between local time and standard time.

Answer 1

Distinguish between local time and standard time.

The distinction between Local Time and Standard Time is that local time is calculated based on the movement of the sun, whereas standard time is the time set by a country for certain locations.

• Local time varies with longitude, but standard time remains constant for a given location.
• The local time and standard time differ in several other factors, including their meaning, variations, longitudinal factors, measurement, and precision.

Difference between local time and standard time

The difference between local time and standard time are tabulated below.

Local time	Standard time
Local time indicates the time of a place, determined on the basis of the apparent movement of the sun.	Standard time refers to the fixed time for places falling in the same meridian, set in a country by law.
Changes continuously with the change in longitude.	Remains the same for a particular country.
Places on the same longitude have the same local time.	Places on the same longitude have different standard times.