# Timezone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform [standard time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time) for [legal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal), [commercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce) and [social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social) purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between [countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country) and their [subdivisions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division) instead of strictly following [longitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude), because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time. All time zones are defined as offsets from [Coordinated Universal Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time) (UTC), ranging from [UTC−12:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9212:00) to [UTC+14:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B14:00). The [offsets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC_offset) are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in [India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time), [South Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Australia) and [Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Time). Some areas of higher [latitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude) use [daylight saving time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time) for about half of the year, typically by adding one hour to local time during [spring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_\(season\)) and [summer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer). Source: Wikipedia --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://doc.bitbrowser.net/fingerprint/7.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.