Military time zone letters
Each whole-hour zone has a letter, spoken with the NATO alphabet. Z (Zulu) is UTC, J (Juliett) means the observer's local time. Offsets like India's UTC+5:30 have no standard single letter. Your zone is highlighted if it matches.
| Letter | Name | UTC offset | 12:00Z is |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa | UTC+1 | 13:00 |
| B | Bravo | UTC+2 | 14:00 |
| C | Charlie | UTC+3 | 15:00 |
| D | Delta | UTC+4 | 16:00 |
| E | Echo | UTC+5 | 17:00 |
| F | Foxtrot | UTC+6 | 18:00 |
| G | Golf | UTC+7 | 19:00 |
| H | Hotel | UTC+8 | 20:00 |
| I | India | UTC+9 | 21:00 |
| K | Kilo | UTC+10 | 22:00 |
| L | Lima | UTC+11 | 23:00 |
| M | Mike | UTC+12 | 00:00 |
| N | November | UTC−1 | 11:00 |
| O | Oscar | UTC−2 | 10:00 |
| P | Papa | UTC−3 | 09:00 |
| Q | Quebec | UTC−4 | 08:00 |
| R | Romeo | UTC−5 | 07:00 |
| S | Sierra | UTC−6 | 06:00 |
| T | Tango | UTC−7 | 05:00 |
| U | Uniform | UTC−8 | 04:00 |
| V | Victor | UTC−9 | 03:00 |
| W | Whiskey | UTC−10 | 02:00 |
| X | X-ray | UTC−11 | 01:00 |
| Y | Yankee | UTC−12 | 00:00 |
| Z | Zulu | UTC±0 | 12:00 |
| J | Juliett | Local time | — |