Time Zone Converter

Compare a date and time across multiple cities at once.

How to use the time zone converter

The date and time you enter are read in your device's own time zone, and "Use current time" resets them to right now. Add as many cities as you like with "Add another city," and each row shows that city's local time and date. Change the reference time and every row updates.

How it works

The tool converts one moment in time into each city's local time using your browser's built-in time zone database. It automatically accounts for each region's current daylight saving offset, so you don't need to know whether a place is on standard or summer time. Cities are available across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and South America, plus UTC.

Worked example

9:00 AM in New York in winter (Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5) is 14:00 UTC. That is 2:00 PM in London, 6:00 AM in Los Angeles, 6:00 PM in Dubai, 7:30 PM in Mumbai or Delhi, and 11:00 PM in Tokyo. In Sydney it is already the next day: 1:00 AM in January (summer time, UTC+11).

Daylight saving time and why gaps change

Not every region uses daylight saving time, and those that do don't switch on the same dates. The US and Canada move clocks between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, while most of Europe changes on the last Sundays of March and October. For a few weeks each spring and autumn, the gap between New York and London is 4 hours instead of the usual 5. Tokyo, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai don't change at all. Sydney and Auckland are in the southern hemisphere, so their summer time runs roughly October to April.

Some places also use half-hour offsets. India is UTC+5:30, which is why a meeting at 9:00 AM in New York in winter lands at half past the hour in Mumbai.

Tips for scheduling across time zones

Frequently asked questions

Why does the date sometimes differ between rows?

Because the calendar date changes at midnight local time. A late evening in New York can already be tomorrow in Tokyo or Sydney, and the date shown under each time reflects that.

Can I convert a time from another city instead of my own?

The input is always in your device's zone. To start from another city's time, work backward: adjust the reference time until that city's row shows the time you have in mind, then read off the other rows.

I'm counting down to an event in another zone. What should I do?

Convert the event time to your local time here, then enter that in the countdown timer. To count days between calendar dates, use the date calculator.