Mike Time Zone (M) is 12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
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Mike Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +12. Mike Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 172.5° East and 172.5° West.
The letter M may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Mike Time Zone, such as 08:00M or 0800M. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Mike".
The letter M may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Mike Time Zone, such as 08:00M or 0800M. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Mike".
Some places with the same time as Mike Time Zone
Other Time Zones in UTC +12
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as M, but can be found under a different name: