20240615T143000Z

20240615T143000Z is a timestamp written in ISO 8601 format, representing the moment on 15 June 2024 at 14:30:00 UTC. In this string, the date portion is 2024-06-15, the letter T serves as a delimiter between date and time, the time portion is 14:30:00, and the trailing Z indicates Zulu time, i.e., UTC. The compact form without separators is often used in data interchange where space is limited or lexicographic ordering is important.

The representation is widely supported by programming languages and databases, and is a common fixture in logs, APIs, scheduling systems, and version-control metadata. Equivalent representations include 2024-06-15T14:30:00Z and 20240615T143000+00:00; some systems may omit seconds or use a different offset such as +00:00.

Interpreting across time zones: the same instant has different local times depending on time zone; for example, in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) it would be 16:30:00.

RFC 3339 is a profile of ISO 8601 that uses the Z suffix and optional fractional seconds. Related topics include ISO 8601 and RFC 3339.