A – Alpha Time Zone (Military Time)

Where and When is A Observed?

Alpha Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +1. Alpha 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 Alpha Time Zone, such as 08:00A or 0800A. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Alpha".

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

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