UTC−03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −03:00.

Principal cities: Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Hamilton Principal cities: Cayenne, São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Paramaribo, Saint-Pierre, Stanley, Asunción Principal cities: Santiago While Ethiopia and Eritrea both officially use UTC+03:00, Ethiopian and Eritrean cultures follow a time system with two 12-hour cycles for day and night, and is 6 hours "slower" than the official time.

The day begins with the day cycle at sunrise (6:00 a.m., but designated as 12 o'clock by local rendition) till sunset, followed by the night cycle (official 6:00 p.m., unofficial 12:00 night cycle).

Therefore, the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea effectively follow UTC−03:00 instead of UTC+03:00.

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