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Current Time Tool

Find live local time, dates, sunrise, sunset, time zones, UTC offsets, and city-to-city time conversions.

World clock

Current times in popular cities

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Time converter

Time zone converter

Choose a date, time, source city, and destination city for meeting and travel planning.

Enter a valid date and time to convert.

Current time, time zones, and UTC offsets

Use city pages for current local time and the converter for planning a specific date and time across locations.

Time zone data

City pages use time zone identifiers such as America/New_York or Asia/Tokyo so the browser can calculate the current local time, date, and UTC offset for that location.

Daylight saving time

UTC offsets can change during the year when a location observes daylight saving time. The current-time pages are designed to show the offset for the current moment, not only the standard-time offset.

City time vs time zone

  • A city page answers a location-specific query such as current time in New York.
  • A time zone can contain multiple cities and regions.
  • Some countries contain more than one time zone.
  • The time converter is better when comparing a planned meeting time across locations.

Common planning uses

  • Check current business hours in another city.
  • Compare remote meeting times across teams.
  • Plan travel calls and deadlines around local dates.
  • Confirm whether a city is currently observing daylight saving time.

Frequently asked questions

How does PlanetToolbox show current city times?

City pages use IANA time zone data in the browser to display live local time, date, UTC offset, and time zone details for the selected city.

Do city time pages account for daylight saving time?

Yes. The displayed offset follows the selected city's time zone rules, including daylight saving changes where applicable.

Can I convert time between cities?

Yes. The time converter lets you compare a chosen date and time across major cities and time zones.

Why can two cities in the same country have different times?

Some countries span multiple time zones or have regions with different daylight saving rules, so local time can vary within the same country.

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