Military & Civilian Time Designations From A - Z
There are 25 integer World Time Zones from -12 through 0 (GMT) to +12. Each one is 15° of Longitude as measured East and West from the Prime Meridian of the World at Greenwich, England. Some countries have adopted non-standard time zones, usually 30 minutes offset which have a * designation.
Each Time Zone is measured relative to Greenwich, England. There are both civilian designations which are typically three letter abbreviations (e.g. EST) for most time zones. In addition there are military designations. These use each letter of the alphabet (except 'J') and are known by their phonetic equivalent. E.G. Greenwich Mean Time (civilian) or Z = Zulu (military and aviation).
Standard |
Alpha |
Military |
Description |
GMT |
Z |
Zulu |
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time UT: Universal UTC: Universal Co-ordinated WET: Western European |
GMT+1 |
A |
Alpha |
CET: Central European |
GMT+2 |
B |
Bravo |
EET: Eastern European |
GMT+3 |
C |
Charlie |
BT: Baghdad |
GMT+3:30 |
C* |
|
Tehran, Iran |
GMT+4 |
D |
Delta |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
GMT+4:30 |
D* |
|
Afghanistan |
GMT+5 |
E |
Echo |
|
GMT+5:30 |
E* |
|
India |
GMT+6 |
F |
Foxtrot |
|
GMT+6:30 |
F* |
|
Cocos Islands |
GMT+7 |
G |
Golf |
|
GMT+8 |
H |
Hotel |
CCT: China Coast |
GMT+9 |
I |
India |
JST: Japan Standard |
GMT+9:30 |
I* |
|
Australia Central Standard Darwin, Australia Adelaide, Australia |
GMT+10 |
K |
Kilo |
GST: Guam Standard |
GMT+10:30 |
K* |
|
Lord Howe Island |
GMT+11 |
L |
Lima |
|
GMT+11:30 |
L* |
|
Norfolk Island |
GMT+12 |
M |
Mike |
IDLE: International Date Line East NZST: New Zealand Standard |
GMT+13:00 |
M* |
|
Rawaki Islands: Enderbury Kiribati |
GMT+14:00 |
M± |
|
Line Islands: Kiritibati |
GMT-1 |
N |
November |
WAT: West Africa Azores, Cape Verde Islands |
GMT-2 |
O |
Oscar |
AT: Azores |
GMT-3 |
P |
Papa |
Brasilia, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina Georgetown, Guyana |
GMT-3:30 |
P* |
|
Newfoundland |
GMT-4 |
Q |
Quebec |
AST: Atlantic Standard Caracas La Paz |
GMT-5 |
R |
Romeo |
EST: Eastern Standard. Bogota Lima, Peru New York, NY, USA |
GMT-6 |
S |
Sierra |
CST: Central Standard Mexico City, Mexico Saskatchewan, Canada |
GMT-7 |
T |
Tango |
MST: Mountain Standard |
GMT-8 |
U |
Uniform |
PST: Pacific Standard Los Angeles, CA, USA |
GMT-8:30 |
U* |
|
|
GMT-9 |
V |
Victor |
YST: Yukon Standard. |
GMT-9:30 |
V* |
|
|
GMT-10 |
W |
Whiskey |
AHST: Alaska-Hawaii Standard |
|
|
|
CAT: Central Alaska |
|
|
|
HST: Hawaii Standard |
GMT-11 |
X |
X-ray |
NT: Nome. |
GMT-12 |
Y |
Yankee |
IDLW: International Date Line West |
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