The exact current time is shown at the top of this page and updates every second. It is based on your device's local clock and time zone, so it is always accurate for wherever you are in the world.

UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time. It is the global standard for timekeeping and is not affected by daylight saving time. All world time zones are expressed as offsets from UTC — for example, New York is UTC-5 in winter (EST) and UTC-4 in summer (EDT). Your current UTC time and offset are shown in the panel above.

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and UTC are almost identical and are often used interchangeably. The key difference is that GMT is a time zone used by countries like the UK in winter, while UTC is a universal time standard used by scientists and technologists. For everyday purposes, UTC and GMT show the same time.

Daylight Saving Time is the practice of setting clocks forward by one hour in spring and back in autumn to make better use of daylight. The US, UK, most of Europe and Australia observe DST. Countries like Japan, India, Pakistan, China and most of Africa do not. Your DST status is shown automatically in the panel above.

To convert your local time to UTC, simply apply your UTC offset in reverse. For example, if you are in New York (UTC-5) and it is 3:00 PM, UTC time is 8:00 PM. Your current UTC offset is shown automatically in the timezone panel above — making the conversion simple.

AM stands for ante meridiem (before midday) and covers 12:00 midnight to 11:59 morning. PM stands for post meridiem (after midday) and covers 12:00 noon to 11:59 at night. Use the 12/24 hour toggle above to switch between formats.