Time Tool

See Every Major City's Local Time at a Glance

Live clocks for 66 cities across every major time zone, with time-of-day icons and date offsets. Perfect for scheduling calls, planning travel, or staying in sync with global teams.

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See Every Major City's Local Time at a Glance
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World Time Clock

Current local time in 66 major cities, updated every second

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Time of Day Guide

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Morning
6:00 โ€“ 11:59
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Afternoon
12:00 โ€“ 17:59
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Evening
18:00 โ€“ 21:59
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Night
22:00 โ€“ 5:59

Times update every second ยท 24-hour format ยท 66 cities worldwide

Grid of world city clock cards on a dark screen
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16 Featured Cities with Live Cards

See Live Clocks
Dark table listing world city times with flags
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50 More Cities in a Sortable Table

View All Cities
City clock cards with sun and moon time-of-day indicators
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Time-of-Day Icons and Date Offsets

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How It Works

Get any city's local time in seconds

1

Open the world clock

The clock loads instantly with all 66 cities. No input needed โ€” times start updating the moment the page loads.

2

Find your cities of interest

Scan the 16 featured cards for major hubs, or scroll the table for 50 additional cities covering every region and business center.

3

Check the time, day, and offset

Read the live time, note the day-of-week and date, and check the +1 or -1 day badge if the city is on a different calendar date from you.

Deep Dive

How the World Time Clock Works

Everything runs entirely in your browser using the IANA timezone database built into the Luxon library.

How the World Time Clock Works
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IANA Timezone Data via Luxon

Each city is mapped to an IANA timezone identifier (e.g. "America/New_York"). The Luxon library converts the current UTC timestamp into the local time for that zone, automatically applying all Daylight Saving Time rules as they change throughout the year.

LibraryLuxon (timezone-aware DateTime)
Update intervalEvery 1 000 ms via setInterval
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Date Offset Calculation

The tool compares each city's local date string (YYYY-MM-DD) against your browser's local date string. If the city date is later, the card shows +1 day in green; if earlier, -1 day in red. This makes cross-date-line scheduling immediately obvious.

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Time-of-Day Classification

The icon displayed on each card is chosen by the city's local hour: sunrise (6-11), sun (12-17), cityscape at dusk (18-21), and moon (22-5). This provides an instant visual cue about business hours without reading the exact time.

๐ŸŒ… Morning06:00 โ€“ 11:59
โ˜€๏ธ Afternoon12:00 โ€“ 17:59
๐ŸŒ† Evening18:00 โ€“ 21:59
๐ŸŒ™ Night22:00 โ€“ 05:59
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All 66 Cities, Zero Server Calls

The tool lists 16 featured cities in cards and 50 more in a table, covering every populated continent and major business hub. No API calls are made โ€” all time calculations happen locally using your device's clock and the bundled timezone data.

Accuracy depends on your device clock being correctly set.

Benefits

Why Use This World Clock

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66 Cities at a Glance

Featured cards for 16 major hubs plus a full table for 50 more cities worldwide.

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Live Every Second

Times update every second with no refresh needed โ€” always shows the current moment.

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Time-of-Day Icons

Sunrise, sun, dusk, and moon icons tell you instantly whether it is business hours or night.

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Date Offset Badges

+1 and -1 day badges appear when a city is on a different calendar date from your location.

Who Uses It

Who Uses the World Time Clock

Anyone who works, travels, or communicates across time zones.

People checking world times in different everyday settings
01

Remote Teams

Check whether colleagues in Tokyo, Berlin, or New York are in working hours before scheduling a meeting or sending an urgent message.

02

Travelers and Frequent Flyers

Confirm local time at your destination before a flight, and track the time at home to manage jet lag and family calls.

03

Global Sales and Support

Quickly verify business hours in client time zones to choose the right moment to call or follow up.

04

Developers and Freelancers

Coordinate sprint meetings, code reviews, or client handoffs across multiple continents without mental timezone arithmetic.

05

International Students

Keep track of time at home while studying abroad, and plan calls with family without waking anyone up.

06

Event and Content Planners

Schedule live streams, webinars, or product launches at times that work across multiple target markets simultaneously.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does the world clock cover?

The clock displays 66 cities in total: 16 major global hubs shown as individual cards at the top, and 50 additional cities listed in a scrollable table below. Together they cover every major time zone and business center across all inhabited continents.

What do the time-of-day icons mean?

Each city card shows a contextual icon based on the local hour. A sunrise icon (๐ŸŒ…) appears from 6:00 to 11:59, a sun (โ˜€๏ธ) from 12:00 to 17:59, a city at dusk (๐ŸŒ†) from 18:00 to 21:59, and a moon (๐ŸŒ™) from 22:00 to 5:59. The icons give you an instant sense of whether it is business hours or the middle of the night without reading the exact time.

What do +1 day and -1 day mean?

+1 day means the city is on the next calendar date relative to your local date, and -1 day means it is on the previous one. This happens when a city is on the other side of the International Date Line from you or when the time difference pushes the date forward or back.

Does the clock handle Daylight Saving Time automatically?

Yes. The clock uses Luxon with full IANA timezone data, so DST transitions are applied automatically for every region that observes them. You do not need to adjust anything when clocks change in spring or autumn.

How often do the times update?

All city clocks refresh every second. You do not need to reload the page โ€” the times advance continuously as long as the tab is open.

Can I use this to schedule an international meeting?

Yes. Find the cities where your participants are located, read their current local time and the time-of-day icon, and check whether the date is the same as yours. This tells you at a glance whether a time slot falls within business hours, in the evening, or overnight for each location.

What time format does the clock use?

All times are displayed in 24-hour (HH:mm:ss) format. This avoids AM/PM ambiguity and is the standard used in aviation, international business, and scientific contexts.

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Always Know What Time It Is Anywhere

Open the world clock and get live local times for 66 cities across every time zone, right now.

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