Time zones and their denomination
Every time zone has one or more denominations that are used to reference it. The most commonly used is a three-letter code, that in the case of Spain is CET (Central Europe Time). There is another less used denomination, the military, which may sound familiar due to its use in TV series and action films, according to this denomination, the Zulu hour corresponds to the time of the meridian of Greenwich. In addition to these in a third denomination, each time zone is named with the initial letter of its military name.
Next we will show all the time zones, their denominations and some cities from each zone:
| GMT | Zone | Military | Civilian Time Zones | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMT | Z | Zulu |
GMT: Greenwich MeanTime UT: Universal UTC: Universal Co-ordinated WET: Western European |
London (England), Dublin (Ireland), Edinburgh (Scotland), Lisbon (Portugal), Reykjavik (Iceland), Casablanca (Morocco) |
East of Greenwich
| GMT | Zone | Military | Civilian Time Zones | Cities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | A | Alpha | CET: Central European | Paris (France), Berlin (Germany), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Vienna (Austria), Madrid (Spain), Rome (Italy), Bern (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway) | |
| +2 | B | Bravo | EET: Eastern European | Athens (Greece), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Jerusalem (Israel), Harare (Zimbabwe) | |
| +3 | C | Charlie | BT: Baghdad | Kuwait, Nairobi (Kenya), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Moscow (Russia) | |
| GMT +3:30 | C* | Tehran (Iran) | |||
| +4 | D | Delta | Abu Dhabi, UAE Muscat, Tblisi, Volgograd, Kabul | ||
| GMT +4:30 | D* | Afghanistan | |||
| +5 | E | Echo | |||
| GMT +5:30 | E* | India | |||
| +6 | F | Foxtrot | |||
| GMT +6:30 | F* | Cocos Islands | |||
| +7 | G | Golf | |||
| +8 | H | Hotel | CCT: China Coast | ||
| +9 | I | India | JST: Japan Standard | ||
| GMT +9:30 | I* | Australia Central Standard | Darwin, Australia, Adelaide | ||
| +10 | K | Kilo | GST: Guam Standard | ||
| GMT +10:30 | K* | Lord Howe Island | |||
| +11 | L | Lima | |||
| GMT +11:30 | L* | Norfolk Island | |||
| +12 | M | Mike |
IDLE: International Date Line East NZST: New Zealand Standard |
Wellington (New Zealand), Fiji, Marshall Islands | |
| GMT +13:00 | M* | Rawaki Islands: Enderbury Kiribati | |||
| GMT +14:00 | M� | Line Islands: Kiritibati |
West of Greenwich
| GMT | Zone | Military | Civilian Time Zones | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | N | November | WAT: West Africa | Azores, Cape Verde Islands |
| -2 | O | Oscar | AT: Azores | |
| -3 | P | Papa | Brasilia (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Georgetown (Guyana) | |
| GMT -3:30 | P* | Newfoundland | ||
| -4 | Q | Quebec | AST: Atlantic Standard | Caracas, La Paz |
| -5 | R | Romeo | EST: Eastern Standard | Bogota, Lima, Peru, New York, NY, USA |
| -6 | S | Sierra | CST: Central Standard | Mexico City, Mexico, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| -7 | T | Tango | MST: Mountain Standard | |
| -8 | U | Uniform | PST: Pacific Standard | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| GMT -8:30 | U* | |||
| -9 | V | Victor | YST: Yukon Standard | |
| GMT -9:30 | V* | |||
| -10 | W | Whiskey |
AHST: Alaska-Hawaii Standard CAT: Central Alaska HST: Hawaii Standard |
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| -11 | X | X-ray | NT: Nome | |
| -12 | Y | Yankee | IDLW: International Date Line West |