What time is it?
Quick answer
The clock below shows your exact local time, read from your device, along with your time zone and its offset from UTC. Below it is a live world clock for major cities, each showing how many hours ahead of or behind you they are.
Your local time
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World clock
New York
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London
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Dubai
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Tokyo
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How accurate is this clock?
The time comes from your device’s clock, which phones and computers usually sync automatically with internet time servers, so it’s typically accurate to within a fraction of a second. The page updates every second while it’s open. If it looks wrong, check that “Set time automatically” is turned on in your device’s date and time settings.
How the world keeps time
Every time zone is defined by its distance from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the global standard kept by a network of atomic clocks. New York is UTC−5 in winter, London is UTC+0, Tokyo is UTC+9. In theory, each 15 degrees of longitude equals one hour, but borders are drawn by governments, so zones zigzag to follow countries, states and even islands.
There are about 38 different local times in use around the world, including several that are offset by 30 or 45 minutes, such as India’s UTC+5:30.
Not sure which zone you’re in? See what time zone you’re in, detected automatically.
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