Military Time Zone Abbreviations and Standard Time Zone Abbrevations

Abbreviation	Time Zone	Location	Time zone
A	Alpha Time Zone	Military	UTC + 1 hour
ACDT	Australian Central Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 10:30 hours
ACST	Australian Central Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 9:30 hours
ADT	Atlantic Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 3 hours
AEDT	Australian Eastern Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 11 hours
AEST	Australian Eastern Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 10 hours
AKDT	Alaska Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 8 hours
AKST	Alaska Standard Time	North America	UTC – 9 hours
AST	Atlantic Standard Time	North America	UTC – 4 hours
AWDT	Australian Western Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 9 hours
AWST	Australian Western Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 8 hours
B	Bravo Time Zone	Military	UTC + 2 hours
BST	British Summer Time	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
C	Charlie Time Zone	Military	UTC + 3 hours
CDT	Central Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 10:30 hours
CDT	Central Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 5 hours
CEDT	Central European Daylight Time	Europe	UTC + 2 hours
CEST	Central European Summer Time	Europe	UTC + 2 hours
CET	Central European Time	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
CST	Central Summer Time	Australia	UTC + 10:30 hours
CST	Central Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 9:30 hours
CST	Central Standard Time	North America	UTC – 6 hours
CXT	Christmas Island Time	Australia	UTC + 7 hours
D	Delta Time Zone	Military	UTC + 4 hours
E	Echo Time Zone	Military	UTC + 5 hours
EDT	Eastern Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 11 hours
EDT	Eastern Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 4 hours
EEDT	Eastern European Daylight Time	Europe	UTC + 3 hours
EEST	Eastern European Summer Time	Europe	UTC + 3 hours
EET	Eastern European Time	Europe	UTC + 2 hours
EST	Eastern Summer Time	Australia	UTC + 11 hours
EST	Eastern Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 10 hours
EST	Eastern Standard Time	North America	UTC – 5 hours
F	Foxtrot Time Zone	Military	UTC + 6 hours
G	Golf Time Zone	Military	UTC + 7 hours
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time	Europe	UTC
H	Hotel Time Zone	Military	UTC + 8 hours
HAA	Heure Avancée de l’Atlantique	North America	UTC – 3 hours
HAC	Heure Avancée du Centre	North America	UTC – 5 hours
HADT	Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 9 hours
HAE	Heure Avancée de l’Est	North America	UTC – 4 hours
HAP	Heure Avancée du Pacifique	North America	UTC – 7 hours
HAR	Heure Avancée des Rocheuses	North America	UTC – 6 hours
HAST	Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time	North America	UTC – 10 hours
HAT	Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve	North America	UTC – 2:30 hours
HAY	Heure Avancée du Yukon	North America	UTC – 8 hours
HNA	Heure Normale de l’Atlantique	North America	UTC – 4 hours
HNC	Heure Normale du Centre	North America	UTC – 6 hours
HNE	Heure Normale de l’Est	North America	UTC – 5 hours
HNP	Heure Normale du Pacifique	North America	UTC – 8 hours
HNR	Heure Normale des Rocheuses	North America	UTC – 7 hours
HNT	Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve	North America	UTC – 3:30 hours
HNY	Heure Normale du Yukon	North America	UTC – 9 hours
I	India Time Zone	Military	UTC + 9 hours
IST	Irish Summer Time	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
K	Kilo Time Zone	Military	UTC + 10 hours
L	Lima Time Zone	Military	UTC + 11 hours
M	Mike Time Zone	Military	UTC + 12 hours
MDT	Mountain Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 6 hours
MESZ	Mitteleuroäische Sommerzeit	Europe	UTC + 2 hours
MEZ	Mitteleuropäische Zeit	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
MSD	Moscow Daylight Time	Europe	UTC + 4 hours
MSK	Moscow Standard Time	Europe	UTC + 3 hours
MST	Mountain Standard Time	North America	UTC – 7 hours
N	November Time Zone	Military	UTC – 1 hour
NDT	Newfoundland Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 2:30 hours
NFT	Norfolk (Island) Time	Australia	UTC + 11:30 hours
NST	Newfoundland Standard Time	North America	UTC – 3:30 hours
O	Oscar Time Zone	Military	UTC – 2 hours
P	Papa Time Zone	Military	UTC – 3 hours
PDT	Pacific Daylight Time	North America	UTC – 7 hours
PST	Pacific Standard Time	North America	UTC – 8 hours
Q	Quebec Time Zone	Military	UTC – 4 hours
R	Romeo Time Zone	Military	UTC – 5 hours
S	Sierra Time Zone	Military	UTC – 6 hours
T	Tango Time Zone	Military	UTC – 7 hours
U	Uniform Time Zone	Military	UTC – 8 hours
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time	Europe	UTC
V	Victor Time Zone	Military	UTC – 9 hours
W	Whiskey Time Zone	Military	UTC – 10 hours
WDT	Western Daylight Time	Australia	UTC + 9 hours
WEDT	Western European Daylight Time	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
WEST	Western European Summer Time	Europe	UTC + 1 hour
WET	Western European Time	Europe	UTC
WST	Western Summer Time	Australia	UTC + 9 hours
WST	Western Standard Time	Australia	UTC + 8 hours
X	X-ray Time Zone	Military	UTC – 11 hours
Y	Yankee Time Zone	Military	UTC – 12 hours
Z	Zulu Time Zone	Military	UTC

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