Time zone codes
Time zone codes represent the single-character Greenwich codes, which are based on the 24 standard international time zones. Each code indicates the time zone's relationship to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Table 1 identifies the time zone codes that you can use in a time period definition.
| Code | GMT offset | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A | n/a | Current local time Note: Time zone A can be specified only in a
period definition.
|
| B | +1 | Central European time |
| C | +2 | Eastern Europe |
| D | +3 | Arabia |
| E | +4 | Mauritius, United Arab Emirates |
| F | +5 | Pakistan |
| G | +6 | Bay of Bengal |
| H | +7 | Thailand |
| I | +8 | Philippines |
| J | +9 | Japan |
| K | +10 | Eastern Australia |
| L | +11 | New Caledonia |
| M | +12 | New Zealand (East of date line) |
| N | -12 | (West of date line) |
| O | -11 | Bering standard time |
| P | -10 | Hawaii standard time |
| Q | -9 | Alaska standard time |
| R | -8 | Pacific standard time |
| S | -7 | Mountain standard time |
| T | -6 | Central standard time |
| U | -5 | Eastern standard time |
| V | -4 | Atlantic standard time |
| W | -3 | Greenland |
| X | -2 | Azores |
| Y | -1 | West Africa |
| Z | 0 | Greenwich mean time (GMT) |