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United Kingdom
BST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
AZOST
Azores Summer Time
GMT +0
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 5, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 AZOST (UTC+0), Oct 5, 2026

Margate is 1 hour ahead of AZOST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Margate is 1 hour ahead of AZOST. At other times of the year, Margate is 1 hour ahead of AZOT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Margate correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Margate correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in AZOT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Margate correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Margate correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in AZOT.

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

Time Difference

BST (British Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Azores Summer Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Margate, United Kingdom is 12:00 pm12:00 in AZOST

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

1:00 pm13:00 BST (British Summer Time) (Margate, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 Azores Summer Time (AZOST). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Margate, United Kingdom / 12:00 pm12:00 AZOST

Margate, United KingdomAZOST
12:00am11:00pm
1:00am12:00am
2:00am1:00am
3:00am2:00am
4:00am3:00am
5:00am4:00am
6:00am5:00am
7:00am6:00am
8:00am7:00am
9:00am8:00am
10:00am9:00am
11:00am10:00am
12:00pm11:00am
1:00pm12:00pm
2:00pm1:00pm
3:00pm2:00pm
4:00pm3:00pm
5:00pm4:00pm
6:00pm5:00pm
7:00pm6:00pm
8:00pm7:00pm
9:00pm8:00pm
10:00pm9:00pm
11:00pm10:00pm
00:0023:00
01:0000:00
02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
13:0012:00
14:0013:00
15:0014:00
16:0015:00
17:0016:00
18:0017:00
19:0018:00
20:0019:00
21:0020:00
22:0021:00
23:0022:00

Margate Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during British Summer Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Margate Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
Margate, Margejt, Margit, ma gai te, mageito, margyt, Маргейт, Маргејт, Маргит, مارگیت, マーゲイト, 马盖特
Population
63,322
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 22' N Latitude / 1° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Azores Summer Time

Offset: AZOST is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Atlantic

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOST time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people.

AZOST Time Zone Geo Map
AZOST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Azores Time (AZOT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOST 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 AZOST
  • 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 - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone