Zulu time converter

Current Zulu time (UTC)

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Date

Time (Zulu / UTC)

Local time

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Zulu ("Z") is UTC written with the NATO phonetic word for zero offset, used in aviation, the military and meteorology because it never changes for daylight saving. Conversion uses your browser's own time zone.

What "Zulu" means

Zulu time is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) written with a Z suffix instead of +00:00 - "Z" is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter that marks the zero offset. It is used throughout aviation, the military and meteorology specifically because it never changes for daylight saving and never depends on which country is reading it - a flight plan, a weather report or a coordinated operation across time zones stays unambiguous.

Both directions

Convert a Zulu time to your local time, or a local time to Zulu, using your browser's own time zone (or a different zone picked from the list) so the offset and any daylight-saving adjustment for that date are applied automatically rather than left for you to look up.

Live clock

The current Zulu time is shown updating in real time - useful for reading a live radio transmission, a weather bulletin or a log timestamp that is already quoted in Z time.