how can Melbourne, Australia have same timezone as Vladivostok in Russia?

Question

How is it possible for Vladivostok in Russia to have the SAME time zone as Melbourne in Australia.

Here's Vladivostok's details:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=261

Here's Melbourne's details:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=152

Answer 1

Time zones are delineated based on lines of latitude. Because the earth rotates east to west, areas that have roughly the same "easting" will be in the same time zone (minus the differences caused by political movement of the time line boundaries).

75 degrees east, no matter the latitude rotate at the same speed and thus pass the same point in the earth revolution at the same time..

Hope that helps

Answer 2

Local Time In Vladivostok

Answer 3

It's because Vladivostok is very close in longitude to Melbourne.

Remember than Russia is a very big country and that Vladivostok is a Pacific port city.

Answer 4

It is a mixture of how the sun falls on the planet earth as it roatates and politics. Your statement is not entirly true (due to politics).

Here is two sample times ( taken at exact same time ).

Current local time in Vladivostok, Russia
Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 05:39 PM
Standard Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 10:00 hour
Daylight Saving Time: DST not in use

Current local time in Melbourne, Australia
Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 06:39 PM
Standard Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 10:00 hour
Daylight Saving Time: DST in use +1 hour
Current Time Zone offset: GMT/UTC + 11:00

Answer 5

I lived there for 10 years and I loved it but then I moved back to Country WA, which I also love but for different reasons. If I were going to move back to Melbourne I would need a lot of money because it is an expensive city and I refuse to live in a box.

Answer 6

Jimmy Buffett may have sung about "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes", but as long as the longitude remains roughly the same so will the time zone.

Answer 7

they r on the same longitude zone.