UTC Time Now
Coordinated Universal Time is the world's reference clock. It never changes for daylight saving. GMT and Zulu time are the same clock.
Never changes for daylight saving
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Coordinated Universal Time · UTC · UTC+00:00
Your time-
Pacific12:02 PM−7 h
Mountain1:02 PM−6 h
Central2:02 PM−5 h
Eastern3:02 PM−4 h
London8:02 PM+1 h
India12:32 AM+5.5 h
Places on UTC (GMT) in winter
Convert UTC
Zulu time and military zone letters
Pilots, ships and the military write UTC as Zulu time, shown with a Z: 1430Z means 14:30 UTC. Other zones have their own letters, such as R (Romeo) for UTC−05:00 and A (Alpha) for UTC+01:00, but Zulu is the one used for planning across zones.
Questions
What is UTC?
Coordinated Universal Time, the reference time for the whole world. Every time zone is written as an offset from UTC, such as UTC−05:00 for Eastern Standard Time.
Is UTC the same as GMT?
For everyday use, yes: both show the same time. GMT is a time zone used by the UK in winter, while UTC is the scientific standard kept by atomic clocks.
What is Zulu time?
Zulu time is UTC. Pilots and the military write it with a Z, for example 1400Z means 14:00 UTC.