Zulu Time Zone — Z
Military letter Z (Zulu) maps to the UTC offset from Coordinated Universal Time. Equivalent to UTC. Used in aviation, military, and maritime communications worldwide.
Zulu (Z) — UTC
09:24:48
Friday, 17 July 2026 UTC
About Zulu
UTC offset
UTC
Letter Z = Zulu in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Where Z is used
Equivalent to UTC. Used in aviation, military, and maritime communications worldwide.
Other military letters
A Alpha UTC+1 B Bravo UTC+2 C Charlie UTC+3 D Delta UTC+4 E Echo UTC+5 F Foxtrot UTC+6 G Golf UTC+7 H Hotel UTC+8 I India UTC+9 K Kilo UTC+10 L Lima UTC+11 M Mike UTC+12 N November UTC-1 O Oscar UTC-2 P Papa UTC-3 Q Quebec UTC-4 R Romeo UTC-5 S Sierra UTC-6 T Tango UTC-7 U Uniform UTC-8 V Victor UTC-9 W Whiskey UTC-10 X X-ray UTC-11 Y Yankee UTC-12