Time Zone Converter
See what time it is anywhere — or convert a specific moment across cities. DST-correct, half-hour-offset-aware, and instant.
Time Zone Converter
Click any hour to see what it lands on in every city. The first row's hours run 12am to 11pm — every other row is its local time at the same instant.
When it's this time in San Francisco:
| San Francisco | New York | London | Mumbai | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 12:30 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 3:30 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:00 PM |
How timezones really work
A timezone isn't a fixed UTC offset. It's a region that shares a set of rules — including DST transition dates, historical offset changes, and exceptions like India and Nepal's half-hour offsets. The IANA timezone database tracks every one of these rules across every region in the world.
When you pick "London", what you really mean is Europe/London. That id maps to a set of rules: GMT in winter, BST (UTC+1) in summer, with transition dates that change yearly per EU directive. Same idea for every city.
We never store an offset like "+5:30" — we store the IANA id and compute the offset fresh for each moment. That's why our results stay correct across DST switches, leap years, and future political changes (when a country changes its rules, the browser's tz database updates and we get the fix for free).
FAQ
- Are timezone offsets correct, including DST and half-hour zones?
- Yes. We use the IANA timezone database (the canonical source — same one Linux, macOS, and every JavaScript engine ship). DST transitions, half-hour offsets (India +5:30, Nepal +5:45, Newfoundland −3:30), and historical political changes are all handled automatically. Your browser updates the database with each release, so we don't have to ship updates ourselves.
- Why use IANA timezones instead of GMT offsets like UTC+5?
- GMT offsets change with DST and political decisions. "India" is always Asia/Kolkata, but "UTC+5" could be five different countries with five different DST rules. Storing the IANA id (Asia/Kolkata) means the converter gets the right offset for any specific date — including dates years ago or years from now, when DST rules might differ from today.
- What do the time-of-day labels mean?
- Each city shows a small status pill — Morning, Day, Evening, Late, Night, or Asleep — based on the local hour. They're a quick read on whether the city is awake or sleeping at the converted time. The weekend badge appears when the local date in that city falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
- Why does the date sometimes show "Tue" while my source city is on Mon?
- The international date line. When it's late Monday afternoon in San Francisco, it's already early Tuesday morning in Tokyo — same instant in time, different calendar dates. The tool always shows the correct local date for each city.
- Can I just see what time it is right now everywhere?
- Yes — that's the default. The page opens with "Use now" enabled, showing live current times across your selected cities. The display ticks every 30 seconds. Type a different time only if you want to convert a specific moment.
- Where are my city selections saved?
- Locally in your browser (localStorage). Nothing is sent to a server — the timezone math runs entirely client-side via the browser's IANA database.
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