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Charlie Time Zone – C Time Zone (Military Time)

Also known as: c – Charlie Time, Charlie

Time zone map of C
Areas with same time currently (UTC +3).
Currently has same time zone offset as C (UTC +3) but different time zone name.

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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Where and When is C Observed?

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".

Only showing up to 16 cities, others may also be observing 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: