Current Local Time Now
See your exact local time, date, timezone, and day of the week. Updated live every second.
Your Local Time at a Glance
This page shows your exact local time, date, day of the week, and timezone — all pulled from your device's system clock and updated live every second. It's useful for quickly confirming your timezone or checking the precise time without distractions.
Check Other Time Zones
To see what time it is in other cities, use the world clock. If you need to be reminded at a specific time, set up the online alarm clock. For timed tasks, try the timer or measure elapsed time with the stopwatch.
Where the time on this page comes from
The clock shows the time reported by your own device, updated every second. Phones and computers keep their clocks in sync with internet time servers using NTP, so the value is normally accurate to well under a second. The time zone is read from the device's settings; if it says the wrong city, your operating system's date and time settings are the place to fix it, not this page. Below the clock you will see the full date, the day of the week and the time zone name. For the ISO week number of any date, which is the numbering used in most European business calendars, see the week number calculator.
Why your clock might be wrong, and how to check
If the time on screen does not match a reference such as a radio time signal or the clock on your provider's network, the usual culprits are: automatic time sync switched off after a battery replacement; a laptop that was asleep for days and has not yet resynced; or a manually set time zone that no longer matches where you are. On Windows, open Settings → Time & language and turn on "Set time automatically" and "Set time zone automatically". On macOS it is System Settings → General → Date & Time. On phones the equivalent setting is under Date & time, usually with a "Use network-provided time" toggle.
A few seconds' difference rarely matters, but it does for exam timing, stock trading, and catching a train at 08:07 rather than 08:08. After a resync, compare this page with another device to confirm they agree.
12-hour and 24-hour time
The page follows your browser's regional format, so English (US) shows 3:45 PM while Turkish, German or French show 15:45. Both are correct; the 24-hour form avoids the AM/PM ambiguity that causes missed midnight deadlines and 12:00 confusion (12 PM is noon, 12 AM is midnight). Timetables, hospitals and the military use 24-hour time for exactly this reason. If you set an alarm on this site, the picker automatically matches the same convention as the clock here.
Related tools
- World clock — the current time in several cities side by side.
- Time zone converter — turn "9:00 in Berlin" into the local time elsewhere.
- Sunrise and sunset — today's daylight hours for your location.
- Unix timestamp — the current time as seconds since 1 January 1970, the format used by software.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the time come from?
The time comes from your device's system clock and timezone settings. It's as accurate as your device.
Why might the time be wrong?
If the displayed time is incorrect, check your device's clock and timezone settings.
How do I check the time in other cities?
Use the world clock to see the current time in cities around the world and compare time zones.
Can I set an alarm based on my current time?
Yes. Head to the alarm clock to set an alarm for any time today or tomorrow. You can also use the timer to set a quick countdown.