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World clock & time zones.

An accurate live clock, a time-zone converter, and the current time in cities worldwide.

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Syncing accurate time…

Convert a time between zones

Around the world right now

Accurate, not just your device clock

Computer and phone clocks drift, and a meeting invite is only as good as the time it's based on. This clock syncs to a network time source when the page loads and applies the correction, so the seconds you see are close to true UTC rather than whatever your device thinks. The converter handles the other half of the problem — working out what 9am in New York is in London or Tokyo — which is where most cross-border scheduling goes wrong. Times update live as the seconds tick. For converting other units, see the unit converter.

Scheduling a call across time zones

Pick one zone as your anchor and convert outward. Say you're in New York (UTC−4 in summer) and want a call at 3:00pm your time: London is UTC+1, so add five hours to get 8:00pm there, and Tokyo is UTC+9, making it 4:00am the next day — usually a sign to shift earlier. The reliable habit is to state times in UTC or name the zone explicitly ("3pm ET"), never just "3pm," which is ambiguous the moment two zones are involved.

Watch daylight saving. Offsets aren't fixed: New York moves between UTC−5 and UTC−4, and the US, UK, EU, and Australia all switch on different dates, so the gap between two cities can change by an hour for a week or two each spring and autumn. Because the converter reads each zone's current rules, it applies the right offset automatically instead of relying on a memorized number.

FAQ

How is this clock more accurate than my computer's?
It fetches the current time from a network source when the page loads and applies the difference to your device clock, correcting for any drift. Your device clock can be off by seconds or more; this brings the displayed time close to true UTC.
How do I convert a time between two time zones?
Enter the time, pick the zone it's in under 'From', and the zone you want under 'To'. The converter shows the matching local time, accounting for the current daylight-saving offset in each zone.
What is UTC and why is it the reference time?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the global time standard that every time zone is defined against as an offset, such as UTC−5 or UTC+9. It does not observe daylight saving, so it never shifts, which makes it the unambiguous way to state a moment. Naming a time in UTC removes the guesswork when people in different zones read the same invite.
Why does the time difference between two cities sometimes change?
Because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates around the world. A city's offset from UTC can move by an hour, and since regions switch on different days, the gap between two cities can briefly differ from its usual value for a week or two each spring and autumn. The converter uses each zone's current rules, so it always applies the offset in effect right now.

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