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