AZOT — Azores Time
AZOT is Azores Time, -01:00, used in Atlantic. In code, use Atlantic/Azores rather than the abbreviation.
Azores Time · Atlantic
00:16:03
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- -01:00
- in force right now
- UTC+00:00 (UTC+00:00) · DST
- use in code
- Atlantic/Azores
- next clock change
- 25 Oct 2026 00:00 → UTC-01:00
Right now this zone is on UTC+00:00, not AZOT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Atlantic/Azores"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tAZOT questions
What does AZOT stand for?
AZOT is Azores Time, -01:00, used in Atlantic. The IANA zone to use in code is Atlantic/Azores.
What time is it in AZOT right now?
Azores Time: 00:16 on Thursday (UTC+00:00).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of AZOT?
Atlantic/Azores for Azores Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show UTC+00:00 instead of AZOT?
Because Atlantic/Azores is currently on UTC+00:00 (UTC+00:00), its daylight-saving variant. AZOT (-01:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.