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About UTC

UTC or Coordinated Universal Time is the primary standard for timekeeping across the world. It is the time standard used for all international communications, aviation, and space exploration. UTC is based on the measurement of the Earth's rotation and is maintained using a network of atomic clocks located around the world. It is maintained by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM).

UTC and Time Zones

UTC is the reference time standard for all time zones around the world. Each time zone is defined as a difference from UTC, with some time zones ahead of UTC and others behind. For example, Eastern Standard Time in the United States is 5 hours behind UTC, while Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of UTC.

The use of UTC makes it easier to coordinate international activities, such as scheduling meetings or flights, and to communicate across time zones. It also helps to ensure that events, such as the New Year's countdown, occur at the same moment worldwide.

UTC is expressed as a 24-hour clock, with the time running from 00:00 to 23:59 hours. It is the basis for time zones around the world, which are defined as the number of hours that a location is ahead or behind UTC.



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About Time Zones and DST

When it comes to communicating with people around the world, understanding time zones is crucial. The concept of time zones was developed to help standardize timekeeping across the globe, but with 24 different time zones and several countries that don't follow them, it can still be a bit confusing.


What are time zones?

Time zones are regions of the Earth that have the same standard time. They are based on the concept of dividing the Earth into 24 time zones, each of which is one hour ahead or behind its neighboring time zones.

The 24 time zones are centered around the Prime Meridian, which is the line of longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. This line is considered to be 0 degrees longitude. The other time zones are spaced out at 15-degree intervals, with each time zone being one hour ahead or behind the adjacent time zones.

For example, when it is noon in New York City, which is located in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States, it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles, which is located in the Pacific Time Zone. Other countries and regions may have more or fewer time zones depending on their size and location.

Daylight Saving Time

While time zones help to standardize timekeeping across the world, there is still one exception: daylight saving time (DST). DST is the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the summer months to make better use of the longer daylight hours. The idea behind DST is to save energy by reducing the amount of artificial lighting needed in the evening.

DST was first introduced in Germany during World War I as a way to conserve fuel for the war effort. Today, DST is observed in many countries around the world, although not all countries observe it and not all regions within a country may follow DST.

Not all countries follow DST, and those that do often have different start and end dates. In the United States, for example, DST starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. In Europe, DST starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October.

Some countries have opted out of DST entirely, including most of Africa, Asia, and South America. Other countries, like Australia, follow DST in some regions but not others.

How do Time Zones and DST Work Together?

When a country or region observes DST, the standard time in that region is shifted forward by one hour during the summer months. For example, in the United States, Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5) during the winter months. However, during daylight saving time, which is observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is only four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-4).

Despite its purported benefits, DST is a controversial issue. Critics argue that the energy savings are minimal and that the time change disrupts people's sleep patterns, leading to decreased productivity and an increase in accidents. Additionally, not all areas benefit equally from DST, with some regions experiencing minimal daylight changes during the summer months.

In recent years, there have been calls to abolish DST altogether. In 2019, the European Union voted to end DST, with member states given the option to choose to permanently observe either standard time or DST. The United States has also considered ending DST, with some states already opting out of the practice.

Understanding time zones is especially important for international travel, as it can help minimize the effects of jet lag and ensure that you arrive at your destination feeling rested and ready to explore.



World Time

CountryTimeUTC Difference
Afghanistan 01:19 AM 4 hours, 30 minutes ahead
Albania 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Algeria 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
American Samoa 09:49 AM 11 hours behind
Andorra 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Angola 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Anguilla 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Antigua And Barbuda 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Argentina 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
Armenia 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Aruba 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Australia 06:49 AM 10 hours ahead
Austria 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Azerbaijan 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Bahamas 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Bahrain 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Bangladesh 02:49 AM 6 hours ahead
Barbados 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Belarus 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Belgium 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Belize 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Benin 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Bermuda 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
Bhutan 02:49 AM 6 hours ahead
Bolivia 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Bosnia Herzegovina 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Botswana 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Brazil 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
British Virgin Islands 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Brunei 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Bulgaria 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Burkina Faso 08:49 PM No time difference
Burundi 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Cambodia 03:49 AM 7 hours ahead
Cameroon 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Canada 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Cape Verde 07:49 PM 1 hour behind
Cayman Islands 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Central African Republic 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Chad 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Chile 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
China 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Colombia 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Comoros 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Congo 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Congo Dem. Rep. 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Cook Islands 10:49 AM 10 hours behind
Costa Rica 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Cote DIvoire 08:49 PM No time difference
Croatia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Cuba 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Curacao 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Cyprus 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Czech Republic 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Denmark 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Djibouti 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Dominica 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Dominican Republic 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Ecuador 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Egypt 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
El Salvador 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Equatorial Guinea 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Eritrea 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Estonia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
ESwatini 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Ethiopia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Falkland Islands 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
Faroe Islands 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Fiji 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
Finland 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
France 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
French Guiana 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
French Polynesia 10:49 AM 10 hours behind
French Southern Territories 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Gabon 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Gambia 08:49 PM No time difference
Georgia 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Germany 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Ghana 08:49 PM No time difference
Gibraltar 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Greece 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Greenland 06:49 PM 2 hours behind
Grenada 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Guadeloupe 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Guatemala 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Guinea 08:49 PM No time difference
Guinea Bissau 08:49 PM No time difference
Guyana 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Haiti 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Honduras 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Hong Kong 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Hungary 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Iceland 08:49 PM No time difference
India 02:19 AM 5 hours, 30 minutes ahead
Indonesia 03:49 AM 7 hours ahead
Iran 12:19 AM 3 hours, 30 minutes ahead
Iraq 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Ireland 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Isle Of Man 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Israel 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Italy 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Jamaica 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Japan 05:49 AM 9 hours ahead
Jordan 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Kazakhstan 02:49 AM 6 hours ahead
Kenya 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Kiribati 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
Kosovo 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Kuwait 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Kyrgyzstan 02:49 AM 6 hours ahead
Laos 03:49 AM 7 hours ahead
Latvia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Lebanon 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Lesotho 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Liberia 08:49 PM No time difference
Libya 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Liechtenstein 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Lithuania 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Luxembourg 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Madagascar 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Malawi 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Malaysia 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Maldives 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Mali 08:49 PM No time difference
Malta 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Marshall Islands 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
Martinique 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Mauritania 08:49 PM No time difference
Mauritius 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Mayotte 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Mexico 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Micronesia 07:49 AM 11 hours ahead
Moldova 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Monaco 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Mongolia 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Montenegro 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Montserrat 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Morocco 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Mozambique 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Myanmar 03:19 AM 6 hours, 30 minutes ahead
Namibia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Nauru 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
Nepal 02:34 AM 5 hours, 45 minutes ahead
Netherlands 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
New Caledonia 07:49 AM 11 hours ahead
New Zealand 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
Nicaragua 02:49 PM 6 hours behind
Niger 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Nigeria 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Niue 09:49 AM 11 hours behind
Norfolk Island 07:49 AM 11 hours ahead
North Korea 05:49 AM 9 hours ahead
North Macedonia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Norway 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Oman 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Pakistan 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Palau 05:49 AM 9 hours ahead
Palestinian Territories 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Panama 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Papua New Guinea 06:49 AM 10 hours ahead
Paraguay 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Peru 03:49 PM 5 hours behind
Philippines 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Pitcairn Islands 12:49 PM 8 hours behind
Poland 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Portugal 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Puerto Rico 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Qatar 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Reunion (French) 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Romania 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Russia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Rwanda 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Saint Kitts And Nevis 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Saint Lucia 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Saint Pierre And Miquelon 06:49 PM 2 hours behind
Saint Vincent Grenadines 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Samoa 09:49 AM 13 hours ahead
San Marino 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Sao Tome And Principe 08:49 PM No time difference
Saudi Arabia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Senegal 08:49 PM No time difference
Serbia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Seychelles 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Sierra Leone 08:49 PM No time difference
Singapore 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Slovakia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Slovenia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Solomon Islands 07:49 AM 11 hours ahead
Somalia 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
South Africa 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
South Korea 05:49 AM 9 hours ahead
South Sudan 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Spain 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Sri Lanka 02:19 AM 5 hours, 30 minutes ahead
Sudan 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Suriname 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
Sweden 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Switzerland 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Syria 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Taiwan 04:49 AM 8 hours ahead
Tajikistan 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Tanzania 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Thailand 03:49 AM 7 hours ahead
Timor Leste 05:49 AM 9 hours ahead
Togo 08:49 PM No time difference
Tokelau 10:49 AM 14 hours ahead
Tonga 09:49 AM 13 hours ahead
Trinidad And Tobago 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Tunisia 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Turkey 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Turkmenistan 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Tuvalu 08:49 AM 12 hours ahead
UAE 12:49 AM 4 hours ahead
Uganda 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
UK 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Ukraine 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Uruguay 05:49 PM 3 hours behind
USA 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Uzbekistan 01:49 AM 5 hours ahead
Vanuatu 07:49 AM 11 hours ahead
Vatican City State 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Venezuela 04:49 PM 4 hours behind
Vietnam 03:49 AM 7 hours ahead
Western Sahara 09:49 PM 1 hour ahead
Yemen 11:49 PM 3 hours ahead
Zambia 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead
Zimbabwe 10:49 PM 2 hours ahead


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Daylight Saving Time (DST) / Summer Time is taken into account for all time calculations on this site.