What is UTC?
You need to keep in mind that Universal Time Coordinated is an identifier for a time offset that is 0 hour ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This UTC current time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about the current time in Universal Coordinated Time and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for Universal Time Coordinated time is Etc/GMT.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in UTC current time zone.
Universal Time Coordinated is a fixed time zone that never observes DST, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
About UTC Time
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Longitude: 0° (Prime Meridian)
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Military Name: Zulu, Z
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Longitudes at Sea: 7.5° West - 7.5° East
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Other Names: Universal Time Coordinated, Universal Coordinated Time
What is UTC Time Zone?
The Universal Coordinated Time is a time offset that adds 0 hour to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the current Universal Coordinated Time zone.
As seen in the map above, the main cities and territories in the UTC current time zone are:
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London
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Dublin
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Lisbon
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Accra
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Bamako
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Dakar
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Abidjan
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Conakry
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Ouagadougou
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São Tomé
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Reykjavík
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Bissau
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Monrovia
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Bamako
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Nouakchott
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Freetown
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Lomé
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El Aaiún
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Laayoune
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Tifariti
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Tindouf
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Danmarkshavn (Greenland, Denmark)
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Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain)
Universal Coordinated Time is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have a Universal Time Coordinated offset.
The current time in UTC is the deviation used in other time zones such as:
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Azores Summer Time (AZOST)
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Eastern Greenland Summer Time (EGST)
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
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Western European Time (WET)
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Zulu Time Zone (Z)
UTC Countries
Current time in Universal Time Coordinated is present in the following countries:
In Norway, the Universal Time Coordinated is present in the territory of Troll Station (Antarctica).
In Denmark, the Universal Coordinated Time is present in the territory of Faroe Islands and Greenland.
In Portugal, the current UTC time zone is present in the territories of Madeira and Azores islands.
In the United Kingdom, the current time in UTC is present in the territories of Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Current time in UTC with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
