diff --git a/cast_test.go b/cast_test.go
index 93bd4e3..c254c57 100644
--- a/cast_test.go
+++ b/cast_test.go
@@ -1211,6 +1211,8 @@ func TestToTime(t *testing.T) {
 		{"2016-03-06 15:28:01", time.Date(2016, 3, 6, 15, 28, 1, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{"2016-03-06 15:28:01 -0000", time.Date(2016, 3, 6, 15, 28, 1, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{"2016-03-06 15:28:01 -00:00", time.Date(2016, 3, 6, 15, 28, 1, 0, time.UTC), false},
+		{"2016-03-06 15:28:01 +0900", time.Date(2016, 3, 6, 6, 28, 1, 0, time.UTC), false},
+		{"2016-03-06 15:28:01 +09:00", time.Date(2016, 3, 6, 6, 28, 1, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{"2006-01-02", time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{"02 Jan 2006", time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{1472574600, time.Date(2016, 8, 30, 16, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC), false},
diff --git a/caste.go b/caste.go
index 7ad7a84..c04af6a 100644
--- a/caste.go
+++ b/caste.go
@@ -1296,8 +1296,8 @@ var (
 		timeFormat{"2006-01-02 15:04:05Z07:00", timeFormatNumericTimezone},
 		timeFormat{"2006-01-02", timeFormatNoTimezone},
 		timeFormat{"02 Jan 2006", timeFormatNoTimezone},
-		timeFormat{"2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00", 1},
-		timeFormat{"2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700", 1},
+		timeFormat{"2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00", timeFormatNumericTimezone},
+		timeFormat{"2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700", timeFormatNumericTimezone},
 		timeFormat{time.Kitchen, timeFormatTimeOnly},
 		timeFormat{time.Stamp, timeFormatTimeOnly},
 		timeFormat{time.StampMilli, timeFormatTimeOnly},