ISO 8601:2000(E)
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27
B.2 Time of the day
Basic format
Extended format
Explanations
Local time of the day
27 minutes 46 seconds past 15 hours locally
152746
15:27:46
Complete
-2746
-27:46
Specific minute and second of the implied hour
Reduced to hours and minutes
1528
15:28
Reduced
-28
not applicable
Specific minute of the implied hour
Reduced to hours
15
not applicable
Specific hour of the implied day
Local time with decimal fractions
27 minutes 35 and a half second past 15 hours locally
152735,5
15:27:35,5
Complete
-2735,5
-27:35,5
Minute of the implied hour, second with decimal
fraction
Midnight - The beginning of a day
000000
00:00:00
Complete
0000
00:00
Hour and minute only
Midnight - The end of the day
240000
24:00:00
Complete
2400
24:00
Hour and minute only
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
20 minutes and 30 seconds past 23 hours UTC
232030Z
23:20:30Z
Complete
2320Z
23:20Z
Hour and minute in UTC
23Z
not applicable
Hour in UTC
Differences between local time and Coordinated Universal Time
The time of 27 minutes 46 seconds past 15 hours locally in Geneva (one hour ahead of UTC)
152746+0100
15:27:46+01:00
Complete
152746+01
15:27:46+01
Time difference expressed in hours only
The same time locally in New York (five hours behind UTC)
152746-0500
15:27:46-05:00
Complete
152746-05
15:27:46-05
Time difference expressed in hours only