Japan
JST
CT
Central Time
GMT -6
WEST
Western European Summer Time
GMT +1
WEST is NOT in use by many locations
WET (Western European Time) is used instead. Switch to WET time zone or select one of the cities Lisbon, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto) for automatic timezone change.

Time Difference

JST (Japan Standard Time) is 15 hours ahead of Central Time and 8 hours ahead of Western European Summer Time
1:00 pm13:00 in Shimonoseki, Japan is 10:00 pm22:00 in CT and is 5:00 am05:00 in WEST

Shimonoseki to CT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30pm-10:30pm in Shimonoseki which corresponds to 5:30am-7:30am in CT
Shimonoseki to WEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm in Shimonoseki which corresponds to 8am-10am in WEST

1:00 pm13:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Shimonoseki, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

1:00 pm13:00 Shimonoseki, Japan / 10:00 pm22:00 CT / 5:00 am05:00 WEST

Shimonoseki, Japan CT WEST
12am (midnight) 9am 4pm
1am 10am 5pm
2am 11am 6pm
3am 12pm (noon) 7pm
4am 1pm 8pm
5am 2pm 9pm
6am 3pm 10pm
7am 4pm 11pm
8am 5pm 12am (midnight)
9am 6pm 1am
10am 7pm 2am
11am 8pm 3am
12pm (noon) 9pm 4am
1pm 10pm 5am
2pm 11pm 6am
3pm 12am (midnight) 7am
4pm 1am 8am
5pm 2am 9am
6pm 3am 10am
7pm 4am 11am
8pm 5am 12pm (noon)
9pm 6am 1pm
10pm 7am 2pm
11pm 8am 3pm
0:00 9:00 16:00
1:00 10:00 17:00
2:00 11:00 18:00
3:00 12:00 19:00
4:00 13:00 20:00
5:00 14:00 21:00
6:00 15:00 22:00
7:00 16:00 23:00
8:00 17:00 0:00
9:00 18:00 1:00
10:00 19:00 2:00
11:00 20:00 3:00
12:00 21:00 4:00
13:00 22:00 5:00
14:00 23:00 6:00
15:00 0:00 7:00
16:00 1:00 8:00
17:00 2:00 9:00
18:00 3:00 10:00
19:00 4:00 11:00
20:00 5:00 12:00
21:00 6:00 13:00
22:00 7:00 14:00
23:00 8:00 15:00

Shimonoseki Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
JST - Japan Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:00 hours during Japan Standard Time, currently in use.

Shimonoseki Facts

Country
Japan
Alternative Names
Shimonoseki, Simanaseki, Simonoseki, Simonoseki-chhi, Simonoseki-chhī, chi moa noa seaki, shymwnwsky, shymwnwsky yamagwchy, shymwnwsyky yamagwchy, simonoseki si, xia guan shi, Ŝimonoseki, Şimonoseki, Симоносеки, Сіманасекі, Сімоносекі, Шимоносеки, Սիմոնոսեկի, شيمونوسكي, شیمونوسکی، یاماگوچی, شیمونوسیکی، یاماگوچی, ชิโมะโนะเซะกิ, 下关市, 下関市, 시모노세키 시
Population
245,786
Currency
Yen (JPY)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 57' N Latitude / 130° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+81

Central Time

Central Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Central Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
CT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Time - UTC -6
  • Chuuk Time - UTC +10
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Western European Summer Time

Offset: WEST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries: It is used in following countries: Spain, Faroe Islands, Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WEST timezone is Lisbon from Portugal with population about 517,802 people. Other major cities in the area are Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Amadora

German: WESZ - Westeuropäische Sommerzeit

WEST Time Zone Geo Map
WEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Western European Summer Time (WEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, however during winter some places adjust time for one hour back and observe Western European Time (WET).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: Western European Summer Time (WEST) has ended on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 27, 2024, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on last Sunday of October

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 1am to 2amStart: Western European Summer Time (WEST) starts on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 1:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 2:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March

WEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates one hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for WEST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time