Common Time Zone Abbreviations
Depending on where you are in the world, there are many different time zones for different areas, and if you plan to travel it is a good idea to become familiar with the time zones, and which areas they cover. The following is a list of some of the most common time zones as well as the abbreviations that are used for them. Also next to each time zone is how to figure out the time based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
North American Time Zones - Abbreviations
- Atlantic Daylight Time - ADT UTC-3 hours
- Alaska Daylight Time - AKDT UTC-8 hours
- Alaska Standard Time - AKST UTC-9 hours
- Atlantic Standard Time - AST UTC-4 hours
- Central Daylight Time - CDT UTC-5 hours
- Central Standard Time - CST UTC-6 hours
- Eastern Daylight Time - EDT UTC-4 hours
- Eastern Standard Time - EST UTC-5 hours
- Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time - HADT UTC-9 hours
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time - HAST UTC-10 hours
- Mountain Daylight Time - MDT UTC-6 hours
- Mountain Standard Time - MST UTC-7 hours
- Newfoundland Daylight Time - NDT UTC-2.5 hours
- Newfoundland Standard Time - NST UTC-3.5 hours
- Pacific Daylight Time - PDT UTC-7 hours
- Pacific Standard Time - PST UTC-8 hours
Australian Time Zones - Abbreviations
- Australian Central Daylight Time - ACDT UTC+10.5 hours
- Australian Central Standard Time - ACST UTC+9.5 hours
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time - AEDT UTC+11 hours
- Australian Eastern Standard Time - AEST UTC+10 hours
- Australian Western Daylight Time - AWDT UTC+9 hours
- Australian Western Standard Time - AWST UTC+8 hours
- Central Daylight Time - CDT UTC+10.5 hours
- Central Standard Time - CST UTC+9.5 hours
- Christmas Island Time - CXT UTC+7 hours
- Eastern Daylight Time - EDT UTC+11 hours
- Eastern Standard Time - EST UTC+10 hours
- Norfolk (Island) Time - NFT UTC+11.5 hours
- Western Daylight Time - WDT UTC+9 hours
- Western Standard Time - WST UTC+8 hours
European Time Zones - Abbreviations
- British Summer Time - BST UTC+1 hour
- Central European Daylight Time - CEDT UTC+2 hours
- Central European Summer Time - CEST UTC+2 hours
- Central European Time - CET UTC+ 1 hour
- Eastern European Daylight Time - EEDT UTC+3 hours
- Eastern European Summer Time - EEST UTC+3 hours
- Eastern European Time - EET UTC+2 hours
- Greenwich Mean Time - GMT UTC
- Irish Summer Time - IST UTC+1 hour
- Moscow Daylight Time - MSD UTC+4 hours
- Moscow Standard Time - MSK UTC+3 hours
- Coordinated Universal Time - UTC
- Western European Daylight Time - WEDT UTC+1 hour
- Western European Summer Time - WEST UTC+1 hour
- Western European Time - WET UTC
Military Time Zones - Abbreviations
- Alpha Time Zone - A UTC+1 hour
- Bravo Time Zone - B UTC+2 hours
- Charlie Time Zone - C UTC+3 hours
- Delta Time Zone - D UTC+4 hours
- Echo Time Zone - E UTC+5 hours
- Foxtrot Time Zone - F UTC+6 hours
- Golf Time Zone - G UTC+7 hours
- Hotel Time Zone - H UTC+8 hours
- India Time Zone - I UTC+9 hours
- Kilo Time Zone - K UTC+10 hours
- Lima Time Zone - L UTC+11 hours
- Mike Time Zone - M UTC+12 hours
- November Time Zone - N UTC-1 hour
- Oscar Time Zone - O UTC-2 hours
- Papa Time Zone - P UTC-3 hours
- Quebec Time Zone - Q UTC-4 hours
- Romeo Time Zone - R UTC-5 hours
- Sierra Time Zone - S UTC-6 hours
- Tango Time Zone - T UTC-7 hours
- Uniform Time Zone - U UTC-8 hours
- Victor Time Zone - V UTC-9 hours
- Whiskey Time Zone - W UTC-10 hours
- X-ray Time Zone - X UTC-11 hours
- Yankee Time Zone - Y UTC-12 hours
- Zulu Time Zone - Z UTC
Telling Time in Different Zones - a lesson plan on how to teach kids to tell time in different zones
Time Conversions - a tool that can be used to convert time into different time zones, the site also has a great time zone map
Longitude and Time Zones - how time zones relate to the longitude of the Earth
Time Zones - general information on topics relating to time and time zones
Time Service Department - the official time service department at the US Naval Observatory