Time Zone Converter

Convert a time between any two places in the world.

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Time Zone Converter tool

Converted times

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About the Time Zone Converter

Time Zone Converter takes a date and time in one place and tells you what it is everywhere else you care about. Add as many zones as you need and they all update together, which is what makes it usable for arranging something across several countries rather than two.

Daylight saving is handled by the browser's own time zone database rather than by fixed offsets, which matters more than people expect. Countries change their clocks on different dates, some do not change at all, and a few have changed their rules in recent years. A converter using fixed offsets is wrong for several weeks each year; one using the real zone data is not.

Each zone shows the day as well as the time, because a conversion that crosses midnight changes the date, and a meeting scheduled on the wrong day is a more expensive mistake than one scheduled at the wrong hour.

How to use the Time Zone Converter

  1. Set the source timeA date and time, in a zone you choose.
  2. Add the zones you care aboutSearch by city or by zone name.
  3. Read the converted timesEach one shows the day, the time and the offset.
  4. Use now, or plan aheadSet any future date to check a meeting across a clock change.

Features

  • Convert between any two of hundreds of zones
  • Add several destination zones at once
  • Daylight saving handled from real zone data
  • Shows the day as well as the time
  • Offset from UTC and difference from the source
  • Search zones by city name
  • Set to the current moment in one click

Who uses this tool

The time zone converter is used by writers, developers, students, marketers and anyone else who needs the job done once without installing software. Common cases include:

  • Scheduling a call across several countries
  • Working out when a deadline falls in your own time
  • Checking what time a live event starts locally
  • Planning around a daylight saving change
  • Converting a timestamp from a colleague in another country

Frequently asked questions

How is daylight saving handled?

Through your browser's time zone database, which holds the real rules for each zone including when each country changes its clocks. Fixed-offset conversion is wrong for several weeks a year, because countries change on different dates.

Why do some conversions change the date?

Because the difference crosses midnight. A 9am meeting in London is the previous evening in parts of the Pacific. The day is shown with every result for exactly this reason.

What is UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time, the reference every zone is defined against. It does not observe daylight saving, which is why logs and APIs use it. It is effectively the same as GMT for everyday purposes.

Why do some zones have odd offsets?

Because not every zone is a whole number of hours from UTC. India is five and a half hours ahead, Nepal five and three quarters, and parts of Australia nine and a half. These are real and the converter handles them.

Can I plan around a clock change?

Yes. Set a future date and the conversion uses the rules that will apply then, which is the only reliable way to schedule something that falls near a changeover.

Does it need an internet connection?

Only to load the page. The zone data comes from your browser, so conversion works offline afterwards.

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