UTC±00:00
Also known as Western European Time, Greenwich Mean Time, UTC-0, UTC±0, GMT±00:00, GMT±0, GMT+0, GMT-0
thumb|300px|UTC±00:00: black (January), orange (July), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)
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UTC±00:00 is the world's standard reference time zone, used as the baseline for coordinating times across the globe. The map shows which regions use this time year-round (in yellow), which parts observe it seasonally in January or July, and which ocean areas follow it.
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- As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Atlantic islands
- As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
- Europe
- As standard time (year-round)
- Africa
- West Africa
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Europe (and possessions)
- Atlantic islands
- Antarctica
- Discrepancies between use of UTC+00:00 as standard time rather than local solar time
- Countries and areas west of 22°30′W ("physical" UTC−02:00) that use UTC+00:00
- Countries and areas west of 7°30′W ("physical" UTC−01:00) that use UTC+00:00
- In Europe
- In Africa
- Countries that use UTC+01:00 as the basis for standard time although local solar time would suggest UTC+00:00
- In Europe
- In Africa
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|UTC±00:00: black (January), orange (July), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)
UTC+00:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +00:00. This time zone is the basis of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and all other time zones are based on it. In ISO 8601, an example of the associated time would be written as 2033-06-27T01:05:00+00:00. It is also known by the following geographical or historical names: Greenwich Mean Time Western European Time Azores Summer Time Eastern Greenland Summer Time Western Sahara Standard Time Coordinated Universal Time