Military time zones
The military splits the world into 25 zones, each one hour apart and named with a letter of the NATO alphabet. Zulu is UTC. Letters A through M run east, N through Y run west. J (Juliett) means "whatever time it is where you are."
| Letter | Name | Offset | Time now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | Zulu | UTC+0 | ---- |
| A | Alfa | UTC+1 | ---- |
| B | Bravo | UTC+2 | ---- |
| C | Charlie | UTC+3 | ---- |
| D | Delta | UTC+4 | ---- |
| E | Echo | UTC+5 | ---- |
| F | Foxtrot | UTC+6 | ---- |
| G | Golf | UTC+7 | ---- |
| H | Hotel | UTC+8 | ---- |
| I | India | UTC+9 | ---- |
| K | Kilo | UTC+10 | ---- |
| L | Lima | UTC+11 | ---- |
| M | Mike | UTC+12 | ---- |
| N | November | UTC-1 | ---- |
| O | Oscar | UTC-2 | ---- |
| P | Papa | UTC-3 | ---- |
| Q | Quebec | UTC-4 | ---- |
| R | Romeo | UTC-5 | ---- |
| S | Sierra | UTC-6 | ---- |
| T | Tango | UTC-7 | ---- |
| U | Uniform | UTC-8 | ---- |
| V | Victor | UTC-9 | ---- |
| W | Whiskey | UTC-10 | ---- |
| X | X-ray | UTC-11 | ---- |
| Y | Yankee | UTC-12 | ---- |
| J | Juliett | Local time | ---- |
These are military and nautical zones with fixed offsets. They do not change for daylight saving, so a city may move from one letter to another during the year. US Eastern is Romeo (UTC-5) in winter and Quebec (UTC-4) in summer.