# Time dilation (special and general relativity) [duplicate]

In special relativity we get a time dilation for high velocities near by c and in general relativity we get also a time dilation near by strong gravity fields.

But what about a combination of these two effects? So if a object has a high velocity and is in a strong gravity field, would the effect of time dilation higher or will the effects cancle each other?

## marked as duplicate by Rob Jeffries, Kyle Kanos, ACuriousMind♦, Gert, hftNov 5 '15 at 3:17

A good example is the GPS signal. The GPS clocks need to be accurate to within $30ns$ to achieve the required positioning accuracy. However, GPS satellites orbit the earth; in other words they go fast, and at high altitude. Their speeds slows down time, and the reduced gravity makes it flow faster. Hence there are 2 adjustments that need to be made.
1. Their speed (almost $14,000km/h$)implies the clocks will be slow by about $7\mu$$s 2. Because of their altitude (about 20,000km), their clocks will run fast by about 45\mu$$s$ per day.
As a result, the adjustment required is $45-7=38\mu$$s per day. This might not sound like much, but remember that light travels at 300,000km/s, or 11.4km in 38\mu$$s$. In other words, without this adjustment, your position would drift more than $300km$ per month!