Echo Time Zone (E) is 5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
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Echo Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +5. Echo Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 67.5° East and 82.5° East.
The letter E may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Echo Time Zone, such as 08:00E or 0800E. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Echo".
The letter E may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Echo Time Zone, such as 08:00E or 0800E. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Echo".
Some places with the same time as Echo Time Zone
Other Time Zones in UTC +5
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as E, but can be found under a different name: