Time zone Abbreviations

The basic definition of time zone is "Geometrical division of time across the world in 24 longitudinal divisions". The world is divided into 24 time zones, and each zone differs by an hour from the time zone next to it.

If you want to indicate a certain time zone, the simplest way to do it is to put the time zone abbreviation in parentheses after the time: 4:00 p.m.(EST). The time zones are usually mentioned by their abbreviations. Commonly, there prevails the basic ignorance of time zone abbreviations. It is really difficult to search for a comprehensive list of time zone abbreviations.

In order to save your time and effort, I have mentioned the major time zone abbreviations here.

ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
GMT - Greenwhich Mean Time
LST - Local Sidereal Time
PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
YAKT - Yakutsk Time
KGT - Kyrgyzstan Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time(USA)
SAST - South Africa Standard Time
EAST - Easter Island Time (Chile)
SBT - Solomon Islands Time
GST - Gulf Standard Time
MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
BOT - Bolivia Time
YST - Yukon Standard Time
WAST - West Africa Summer Time
LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time (Australia)

For more such time zone abbreviations with current time and date, refer Timezoneguide.