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Yankee Time Zone – Y Time Zone (Military Time)

Also known as: y – Yankee Time, Yankee

Time zone map of Y
Areas with same time currently (UTC -12).
Currently has same time zone offset as Y (UTC -12) but different time zone name.

Yankee Time Zone (Y) is 12 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.

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Where and When is Y Observed?

Yankee Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC -12. Yankee Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 172.5° East and 172.5° West.

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

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

Other Time Zones in UTC -12

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