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Common Timezone Abbreviations

Most frequently used timezone abbreviations worldwide

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
UTC
18:59:18

Universal Standard

UTC+0

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
GMT
19:59:18

United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Iceland

UTC+0

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
EST
14:59:18

United States (Eastern), Canada (Eastern)

UTC-5

CST (Central Standard Time)
CST
13:59:18

United States (Central), Canada (Central), Mexico (Central)

UTC-6

MST (Mountain Standard Time)
MST
12:59:18

United States (Mountain), Canada (Mountain)

UTC-7

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
PST
11:59:18

United States (Pacific), Canada (Pacific)

UTC-8

CET (Central European Time)
CET
20:59:18

Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium

UTC+1

EET (Eastern European Time)
EET
21:59:18

Finland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece

UTC+2

MSK (Moscow Standard Time)
MSK
21:59:18

Russia (Western), Belarus

UTC+3

GST (Gulf Standard Time)
GST
22:59:18

United Arab Emirates, Oman, Azerbaijan

UTC+4

IST (India Standard Time)
IST
00:29:18

India, Sri Lanka

UTC+5.5

BST (Bangladesh Standard Time)
BST
00:59:18

Bangladesh, Bhutan

UTC+6

ICT (Indochina Time)
ICT
01:59:18

Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos

UTC+7

CST (China Standard Time)
CST
02:59:18

China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia

UTC+8

JST (Japan Standard Time)
JST
03:59:18

Japan, South Korea

UTC+9

AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
AEST
04:59:18

Australia (Eastern), Papua New Guinea

UTC+10

NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)
NZST
06:59:18

New Zealand, Fiji

UTC+12

HST (Hawaii Standard Time)
HST
08:59:18

United States (Hawaii)

UTC-10

AKST (Alaska Standard Time)
AKST
10:59:18

United States (Alaska)

UTC-9

BRT (Brasília Time)
BRT
15:59:18

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay

UTC-3