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World Clock: Check Time in 80+ Cities Instantly

Working with international teams? Planning a call across time zones? Check the current time in any major city worldwide with our live-updating world clock.

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Why Use a World Clock?

In our connected world, knowing the time in other cities is essential:

  • Remote work —Coordinate with teammates in New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. Know when it's a reasonable hour to message or call.
  • Business calls —Schedule meetings that work for all time zones. Avoid calling clients at 3 AM their time.
  • Travel planning —Check the local time at your destination before booking flights or making reservations.
  • International events —Know when a live stream, conference, or product launch starts in your local time.
  • Family abroad —Check if it's a good time to call relatives in another country.

Features

  • 80+ cities —Major cities across all continents and time zones.
  • Your local time first —Your current time zone is displayed prominently at the top for easy comparison.
  • Live updating —All clocks update in real time, every second.
  • Search —Type a city or country name to find it instantly.
  • Day/night indicator —A simple local-hour cue: 06:00 to 17:59 is shown as day and other hours as night. It does not calculate sunrise, sunset or polar daylight.
  • UTC offset —See each city's offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

Common Time Zone Questions

What time is it in New York right now?

New York is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET). It's UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time (March– November). Open our World Clock for the exact current time.

What's the time difference between London and Tokyo?

London (GMT/BST) is 9 hours behind Tokyo (JST) during standard time. During British Summer Time (late March– late October), the difference is 8 hours.

How do I convert between time zones?

Our world clock shows all times simultaneously, making visual comparison easy. Find your city and the target city, and read the times side by side.

Pro tip: When scheduling international meetings, look for the overlap window where it's between 9 AM and 5 PM in all participants' time zones.

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

The clock uses the device's current time and the browser's IANA time-zone rules through Intl.DateTimeFormat. Seasonal offsets are applied automatically when those rules are current. An incorrect device clock or outdated time-zone data can still produce an incorrect result; this is not a server-synchronized time service.

Works Everywhere

Runs entirely in your browser. No installation needed. Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Bookmark it for quick access whenever you need to check world time.

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