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Time difference calculator: what time is it there right now?

See the current time and the time difference between where you are and any city, town or country in the world, with daylight saving taken into account. An hour-by-hour table shows when you are both at work or awake, so you can pick the best time to call or meet. Free, no signup.

Time difference between two places

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Time zones are found on your device from the place’s position and shown with your browser’s time zone rules, daylight saving included. Only a typed place search is sent to the address service.

Time differences people check most

FromToDifference in November–MarchDifference in summer
LondonNew YorkNew York 5 h behind5 h behind (4 h for a few weeks in March and Oct–Nov)
LondonDubaiDubai 4 h ahead3 h ahead
LondonKarachiKarachi 5 h ahead4 h ahead
LondonSydneySydney 11 h ahead9 h ahead (10 h for a few weeks around early April and in October)
New YorkLos AngelesLA 3 h behind3 h behind
SydneyAucklandAuckland 2 h ahead2 h ahead (3 h for about a week in late September)

These follow from each country’s current rules. Exact differences on a given day can shift when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet, which is why the tool works them out for today.

UTC, GMT and time zone names

  • UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world’s reference clock. Every zone is written as an offset from it, such as UTC+1 or UTC−5.
  • GMT is the UK’s winter time and, for everyday use, the same as UTC. In summer the UK uses BST, UTC+1.
  • Abbreviations like EST, CET or AEST are handy but ambiguous (CST is used in the US, China and Cuba), so the tool also shows the UTC offset and the official zone name, such as America/Chicago.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the time difference between two places?

The first box starts with your device's time zone. Search a city or country in the second box, such as New York, London, Dubai, Karachi or Sydney. The tool shows the time in both places now, how many hours ahead or behind the second one is, and an hour-by-hour table for the next day.

Does it include daylight saving time?

Yes. Times follow the current rules for each place, and the tool tells you the date of the next clock change in either place, which can change the difference between them by an hour.

Why does the difference change during the year?

Because many countries move their clocks on different dates, and some never do. The UK and the EU change on the last Sundays of March and October, the US and Canada on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November, and Australia's south-eastern states in early October and early April. In the weeks between the American and European changes, London and New York are 4 hours apart instead of 5.

Why are some time zones 30 or 45 minutes off?

Some countries chose an offset in between whole hours: India is UTC+5:30, Iran UTC+3:30, Newfoundland UTC−3:30, central Australia UTC+9:30 and Nepal UTC+5:45. The tool handles these the same as any other zone.

What is the best time to call someone abroad?

Look for the green rows in the table: hours that fall between 9:00 and 17:00 in both places. When there are none, the yellow rows show hours when both people are likely to be awake.

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