GMT(グリニッジ標準時) 2026

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GMTはグリニッジ標準時(Greenwich Mean Time)の略称で、1884年の国際子午線会議で制定され、イギリスのグリニッジ標準時を世界の時間帯の基準点として採用し、地球を24の時間帯に分割しました。特定の場所の時刻はGMTからのおおよその時差で表されます。例えば、オーストラリアのシドニーはGMT+10です。

GMTは1961年に、より科学的に決定された協定世界時(UTC)に置き換えられました。しかし、現代の会話では今でもGMTという言葉が使われており、多くの人がこの用語に親しみを感じています。そのため、タイムゾーン機能を備えた時計はしばしばGMTウォッチと呼ばれます。


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GMTが採用される前は、ほとんどの国が太陽を使って正午(太陽が真上に来る時)を決定し、その測定値を基準に現地時間を設定していました。この方法は人々が旅行を始めるまではうまく機能していましたが、西に移動する距離に応じて「正午」の時刻が異なるという問題が生じました。

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GMT時間帯

GMTの採用により、非常に広い国では複数の時間帯があることが明らかになり、各国は独自の解決策を適用しました。インドは単一の時間帯を維持することを決定し、国の時刻を2つの時間帯の中間に設定しました。これが30分刻みの時間帯の理由です。また、中国は最大4つの時間帯にまたがっていますが、領土全体で単一の時間帯(GMT+8)を維持しています。一方、ロシアは最大6つの異なる時刻を持っています。公式の日付変更線(月曜日から火曜日など)は、アメリカ大陸のアラスカとロシア連邦の端にあるシベリアの間を通っています。

GMT機能を備えた時計は、2つ以上の時間帯を同時に表示します。通常は追加の針を特定のスケール上に配置しますが、場合によっては独自の針(時針のみ、または分針も含む)を持つ追加のサブダイヤル、窓、または24の都市名が記されたディスクをメインダイヤルに追加して表示することもあります。これらは「ワールドタイム」と呼ばれます。

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GMT針で真北を検出する
GMT針は北半球での方位磁針としても使用できます。時計を地面と平行に置き、時針を太陽の方向に向け、GMT針をGMT表示と同じ時刻に設定すると、その針は真北を指します。

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