World Clock
See the current local time in major cities around the world, ticking every second.
Current time around the world
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How to use the World Clock
- Open the tool and the clock starts immediately.
- Choose a 24 hour or 12 hour format with the selector.
- Compare each city with your own time using the offset shown next to it.
Features
- Eighteen major cities plus your own time
- Updates every second
- Shows the date, UTC offset and difference from your time
- Choose between 12 hour and 24 hour clocks
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online world clock.
It reads your device clock and formats the same instant for each city using the IANA timezone
database built into your browser.
Eighteen major cities across every inhabited continent, starting with your own local time,
from Honolulu and Los Angeles through London, Dubai and.
Yes. Each city is formatted for the current moment, so summer time is applied wherever it is
in force right now.
It shows how far that city is ahead of or behind your own time, followed by its current UTC
offset such as UTC plus 9 hours.
Yes. Choose 12 hour in the format selector and every city switches to AM and PM times.
Large offset differences mean the calendar date differs from yours. The tool labels each row
as today, tomorrow or yesterday so the date is clear.
They use your device clock, so they are as accurate as your system time. The timezone rules
come from your browser's own database.
Yes. The copy button places a plain-text list of every city and its current time on your
clipboard.
No. The clock runs entirely in your browser after the page loads.
Last updated: October 10, 2026