Charlie Time Zone (C) is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
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Charlie Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +3. Charlie Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 37.5° East and 52.5° East.
The letter C may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Charlie Time Zone, such as 08:00C or 0800C. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Charlie".
The letter C may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Charlie Time Zone, such as 08:00C or 0800C. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Charlie".
Some places with the same time as Charlie Time Zone
Other Time Zones in UTC +3
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as C, but can be found under a different name: