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AST Time Zone | Meaning, UTC Offset

AST stands for Atlantic Time - Basseterre and represents UTC-04:00. Note that AST is used by 3 different zones, so the correct offset depends on the location you mean.

Ambiguous Abbreviation

"AST" has 3 different meanings depending on the region.

Atlantic Time - Basseterre

UTC-04:00

Current time:

--:--:--

IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

America/St KittsAmerica/Blanc-SablonAmerica/MontserratAmerica/BarbadosAmerica/Port of SpainAmerica/MartiniqueAmerica/St LuciaAmerica/St BarthelemyAmerica/St VincentAmerica/KralendijkAmerica/GuadeloupeAmerica/MarigotAmerica/ArubaAmerica/Lower PrincesAmerica/TortolaAmerica/DominicaAmerica/St ThomasAmerica/GrenadaAmerica/AntiguaAmerica/Puerto RicoAmerica/Santo DomingoAmerica/AnguillaAmerica/Curacao

Atlantic Time - Halifax, Sydney, Dartmouth, Moncton

UTC-03:00

Current time:

--:--:--

IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

America/HalifaxAtlantic/BermudaAmerica/Thule

Arabian Time - Al Aḩmadī, Ḩawallī, As Sālimīyah, Şabāḩ as Sālim

UTC+03:00

Current time:

--:--:--

IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

Asia/KuwaitAsia/BahrainAsia/BaghdadAsia/QatarAsia/RiyadhAsia/Aden