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Time zone abbreviations

These pages describe the time zone acronyms and abbreviations used in some regions of the world.

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Index of time zone acronyms and abbreviations

Alphabetically sorted - click on any acronym or abbreviation for more information. Note that some of the abbreviations are not unique, these will have several entries in the list. Other time zones have many common names, and each of these will be listed as well.

Abbreviation Full name 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 or Australian Eastern Summer 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