On this page, you'll find a live world clock displaying current time in major cities around the globe, with real-time updates and visual day/night indicators. The tool shows time in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats across major time zones. Customize with drag-and-drop reordering and custom cities from 150,000+ locations worldwide.
World Clock - Live time tool
Using the World Clock tool
On first load, the world clock automatically displays live time for selected major cities across all continents. Times update every second, and you can hover over a time for time zone information. (Tap and hold on mobile).
Basic features
- Live Time Display: Real-time clocks for major cities including New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, and more major cities.
- Time Format Toggle: Switch between 12-hour (AM/PM) and 24-hour formats using the buttons in the top right
- Day/Night Indicators: Subtle visual cues show whether it's business hours, evening, or night in each city
- UTC Offset Details: Hover over any city name (tap and hold on mobile) to see timezone details and UTC offset information
- Status Labels: Each clock shows contextual status such as Business Hours, Evening, Late Night, or Early Morning
Customization options
- Add Custom Cities: Click the green Add City button to search from over 150,000 cities worldwide
- Smart City Search: Type a city name and get intelligent suggestions with country and attempted timezone auto-detection
- Drag and Drop: Reorder clocks by dragging them to your preferred arrangement
- Remove Clocks: Hover over any clock (or tap on mobile) and click the × button to remove it
- Edit Custom Clocks: Click the edit (✎) button on custom clocks to modify the city or timezone
- Reset Option: Use the Reset button to restore all default cities and clear customization
Advanced features
- Persistent Settings: You won't notice this until you visit us again, but your custom cities, preferred time format, and clock order are automatically saved in your browser locally
- Daylight Saving Time: Automatically accounts for DST transitions and displays "(DST)" indicator when applicable
- New Year's Celebration: Come back just before midnight on New Year's in any of the cities you display for... well, come back and see
Data sources and libraries
- Timezone Library: Powered by Moment.js with timezone data
- Cities Database: Geographic data from cities.json, sourced from GeoNames Gazetteer
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Whether you're coordinating international meetings, planning travel, or simply want to put a beautiful (well, I think so, anyway!) interactive world time tool up in your browser to watch the ticks, hopefully this world tool hits the spot.
