20240512T143000Z
20240512T143000Z is a timestamp that follows the ISO 8601 format commonly used in computing and data exchange. It encodes the instant 2024-05-12 at 14:30:00 in coordinated universal time (UTC). The letter T separates the date and time, and the trailing Z denotes zero offset from UTC, also known as Zulu time.
Components of the timestamp are date, time, and timezone. The date portion is 20240512 (YYYYMMDD), the time
Usage and significance. This format is widely used in logs, data records, APIs, databases, and various technical
Applications and conversion. When converting to local time, the offset from UTC must be applied. For example,