World Time

View current time across world cities

About Time Zones

Time zones are regions of the Earth that observe uniform standard time. The world is divided into 24 time zones, each generally 15 degrees of longitude apart.

Major Time Zones:
  • UTC: Coordinated Universal Time (basis for all time zones)
  • GMT: Greenwich Mean Time (same as UTC)
  • EST/EDT: Eastern Standard/Daylight Time (UTC-5/-4)
  • PST/PDT: Pacific Standard/Daylight Time (UTC-8/-7)
  • IST: Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
  • JST: Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)