Greenwich Mean Time

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The IDF has even adopted Greenwich Mean Time, which the U.S. military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

UTC — Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, seven hours before it was planned to go out at 10:19 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The United Kingdom, historically and emotionally tethered to the astronomical standard, enshrined in Greenwich Mean Time, has been reluctant to commit publicly.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Greenwich Mean Time at the Royal Observatory in greater London is the global standard.

From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2020

Dad reminded me that London is five hours ahead of Epiphany, New York because London and all of England is on Greenwich Mean Time.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg