Lima Time Zone (L) - Military Time

Lima Time Zone (L) corresponds to UTC+11, placing it eleven hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is represented by the letter "L" in military, aviation, and maritime communications for clear, standardized timekeeping. In civilian use, UTC+11 is observed in regions such as the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), and parts of eastern Russia (Magadan Time). Most regions in this zone do not observe daylight saving time.

Importance and Global Use of Lima Time Zone

Lima Time is crucial in military coordination, navigation, and international aviation, especially in the South Pacific and eastern Asia. The "L" designation helps ensure accuracy and clarity in mission planning and global scheduling, avoiding confusion across time zones.

In civilian contexts, UTC+11 supports government, transportation, broadcasting, and business operations in several Pacific island nations and territories. Its consistent, daylight-saving-free offset makes it dependable for regional cooperation, particularly between Oceania and East Asia, where clear and unified scheduling is essential.

Where and When Lima time is used worldwide

Lima Time is used globally as a standardized reference in military and technical operations, and locally across parts of the Southwest Pacific and eastern Russia. It aligns with UTC+11 and is geographically relevant between approximately 157.5° East and 172.5° East longitude.

Time entries often include the suffix "L", such as 08:00L or 0800L, pronounced "zero eight hundred Lima", ensuring accurate, consistent communication in international and defense-related activities.

Some locations with the same time as Lima time:

• Arawa, Papua New Guinea
• Buka, Papua New Guinea
• Gizo, Solomon Islands
• Honiara, Solomon Islands
• Kingston, Norfolk Island
• Kolonia, Micronesia
• Luganville, Vanuatu
• Magadan, Russia
• Noumea, New Caledonia
• Ola, Russia
• Palikir, Micronesia
• Port Vila, Vanuatu
• Srednekolymsk, Russia
• Susuman, Russia
• Tofol, Micronesia
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

Other Time Zones in UTC +11

Other time zones share the same offset as Lima Time Zone (L), but are known by different names. While their clocks align, they may represent different regions or countries based on local time zone definitions.

• Australian Eastern Daylight Savings – AEDT
• Bougainville Standard Time – BST
• Kosrae Time – KOST
• Lord Howe Daylight Time – LHDT
• Magadan Time – MAGT
• New Caledonia Time – NCT
• Norfolk Time – NFT
• Pohnpei Standard Time – PONT
• Sakhalin Time – SAKT
• Solomon Islands Time – SBT
• Srednekolymsk Time – SRET
• Vanuatu Time – VUT