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.
CT
Central Time
GMT -6
Japan
JST

Time Difference

Western European Summer Time is 7 hours ahead of Central Time and 8 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time)
8:00 am08:00 in WEST is 1:00 am01:00 in CT and is 4:00 pm16:00 in Shimonoseki, Japan

WEST to CT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm in WEST which corresponds to 8am-11am in CT
WEST to Shimonoseki call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-10am in WEST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm in Shimonoseki

8:00 am08:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 am01:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Shimonoseki, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 WEST / 1:00 am01:00 CT / 4:00 pm16:00 Shimonoseki, Japan

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

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

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

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