Also known as: m – Mike Time, Mike
Mike Time Zone (M) is 12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
Where and When is M Observed?
Mike Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +12. Mike Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 172.5° East and 172.5° West.
The letter M may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Mike Time Zone, such as 08:00M or 0800M. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Mike".
Some places with the same time as Mike Time Zone
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Suva, Fiji
- Anadyr, Chukotka, Russia
- Yaren, Nauru
- Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Tarawa, Kiribati
- Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Majuro, Marshall Islands
- Pevek, Chukotka, Russia
- Wake Island, US Minor Outlying Islands
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia
- Nadi, Fiji
- Tabiteuea, Kiribati
- Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Labasa, Fiji
Only showing up to 16 cities, others may also be observing Mike Time Zone.
Other Time Zones in UTC +12
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as M, but can be found under a different name:
- ANAST – Anadyr Summer Time
- ANAT – Anadyr Time
- FJT – Fiji Time
- GILT – Gilbert Island Time
- MAGST – Magadan Summer Time
- MHT – Marshall Islands Time
- NFDT – Norfolk Daylight Time
- NRT – Nauru Time
- NZST – New Zealand Standard Time
- PETST – Kamchatka Summer Time
- PETT – Kamchatka Time
- TVT – Tuvalu Time
- WAKT – Wake Time
- WFT – Wallis and Futuna Time