Also known as: a – Alpha Time, Alfa

Time zone map of A
Areas with same time currently (UTC +1).
Currently has same time zone offset as A (UTC +1) but different time zone name.

Alfa Time Zone (A) is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.

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Where and When is A Observed?

Alfa Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +1. Alfa Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 7.5° East and 22.5° East.

The letter A may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Alfa Time Zone, such as 08:00A or 0800A. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Alfa".

Some places with the same time as Alfa Time Zone

  • London, England, United Kingdom
  • Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Algiers, Algeria
  • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Kinshasa, Congo Dem. Rep.
  • Libreville, Gabon
  • Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
  • Luanda, Angola
  • Douglas, Isle of Man
  • Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
  • Niamey, Niger
  • Tunis, Tunisia
  • Porto Novo, Benin
  • Brazzaville, Congo

Only showing up to 16 cities, others may also be observing Alfa Time Zone.

This time zone is in use, but not observed in any location at this time.

Other Time Zones in UTC +1

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as A, but can be found under a different name:

  • BST – British Summer Time
  • CET – Central European Time
  • IST – Irish Standard Time
  • WAT – West Africa Time
  • WEST – Western European Summer Time
  • WST – Western Sahara Summer Time

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Universal Time is the common time standard across the world.

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