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1:00 pm13:00 A (UTC+1), Oct 14, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 Z (UTC+0), Oct 14, 2026

A is 1 hour ahead of Z.

A and Z examples

These examples always use A (UTC+1) and Z (UTC+0). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

A is 1 hour ahead of Z.

How the time difference changes

A is 1 hour ahead of Z year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in A correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in Z.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in A correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in Z.

Compare A time with Z time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Alpha Time Zone is 1 hour ahead of Zulu Time Zone.
1:00 pm13:00 in A is 12:00 pm12:00 in Z

A to Z call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in A which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Z

1:00 pm13:00 Alpha Time Zone (A). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 Zulu Time Zone (Z). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 A / 12:00 pm12:00 Z

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Alpha Time Zone

Offset: A is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight Saving: Some places on Alpha Time Zone (A) keep the same time all year, while others use A for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Alpha Time Zone (A)
A all year A part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

A representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for A
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Zulu Time Zone

Offset: Z is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Zulu Time Zone (Z)
Z all year Z part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).

Z representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for Z
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone