TIME CONVERTER-08

Below are various formats of the date time group (DTG). Simply tap on an output to copy it's value.

The Date Time Group, or DTG is used primarily in the U.S. Military, and is in this format: DDHHMMZMONYY. This format is used primarily for battle communications, operations orders, airlifts, etc.

Zulu Time simply means UTC, or Universal Coordinated Time. The naming convention of Zulu comes from the military's letter identifier for the UTC timezone. Zulu time is used to coordinate activities around the globe so there is no disparity.

Commonly used formats in the military. These are used primarily state-side, less overseas or with deployments. Internal administrative communications, daily things will use these over DTG formats, which are primarily used for battle communications.

ISO & RFC are time format standards. ISO's standard came from the Interational Organization for Standardization, and was meant to be unambiguous and easy to read. RFC's format came from the Internet Engineering Taskforce, and is a standard that specifies a format for text messages that are sent using email protocols.

The Unix Timestamp is the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. Often used in systems and technologies as it's a straightforward way to represent time as a single integer value.