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Thursday, October 1, 2026

About the World Clock — Multiple Cities Tool

Coordinating across time zones is one of those small tasks that quietly eats up time every single day — figuring out whether it's too early to call a colleague in London, whether a Tokyo office is still open, or what time a live event airs where you are. This World Clock tool solves that by showing the current time in multiple cities at once, side by side, so you can compare them at a glance instead of doing mental math or switching between separate searches for each location. It's built for anyone who works with remote teams, has family or friends abroad, follows international markets, or just needs to know what time it is somewhere else right now.

It opens with New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney, and you can add any of 20 cities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, or remove the ones you don't need. Each card shows the city's time to the second, its date, its current zone abbreviation, and how far it is ahead of or behind you (to the half hour for places like India), and the card colour changes with the time of day there — morning, afternoon, evening or night — so you can see at a glance who is likely awake.

The times follow each city's daylight saving rules automatically, and a 12 Hour / 24 Hour button switches the display format. Your city list and format are saved in your browser, so the panel you build is waiting the next time you open the page on the same device.

How to compare time across multiple cities with the World Clock tool

Build a live, side-by-side view of the current time in the cities you care about.

  1. 1

    Open the World Clock tool

    Load the tool in your browser — it starts showing the current time for the default or previously added cities right away.

  2. 2

    Add a city

    Click Add Time Zone and pick a city from the list of 20; the search box filters by city, country or zone abbreviation.

  3. 3

    Add more cities as needed

    Repeat the add step for every additional city you want to compare, building out a panel of multiple time zones at once.

  4. 4

    Compare the times side by side

    Look across the displayed clocks to see how the local times line up, making it easy to spot a good overlap window for a call or check a deadline.

  5. 5

    Watch the times update live

    Leave the tab open and the clocks keep updating in real time, so you can glance back at any point without refreshing.

  6. 6

    Adjust your city list anytime

    Remove a city with the X on its card, switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, and the panel is saved for your next visit.

Worked examples

The default four cities

Input
Open the page for the first time. It shows New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney. Suppose it is 9:00 AM on 15 January 2026 in New York and your device is also on New York time.
Result
New York 9:00:00 AM, Thu, Jan 15, "Same time" London 2:00:00 PM, Thu, Jan 15, "+5h ahead" Tokyo 11:00:00 PM, Thu, Jan 15, "+14h ahead" Sydney 1:00:00 AM, Fri, Jan 16, "+16h ahead"

Sydney is on daylight saving time (UTC+11) in January, so it is already Friday there.

The same cities in July

Input
Same panel at 9:00 AM New York time on 15 July 2026.
Result
London 2:00 PM (+5h), Tokyo 10:00 PM (+13h), Sydney 11:00 PM on the same day (+14h).

The times follow each city’s daylight saving rules automatically. Tokyo is an hour "closer" because New York moved its clocks forward and Tokyo did not.

Tips and common mistakes

  • The zone label on each card changes with the seasons: New York shows EST in January and EDT in July, London GMT and BST, Sydney AEDT and AEST. Zones that never change their clocks, such as Tokyo or Mumbai, keep one label all year.
  • The "ahead/behind" figure keeps half-hour zones exact. With your device on London time, Mumbai reads "+5:30h ahead" in January and "+4:30h ahead" in July, because London moves its clocks and India does not.
  • Add Time Zone offers 20 cities, each listed with its current UTC offset. The search box matches city, country or abbreviation, so typing "Australia" lists Sydney and Melbourne. A city that shares its zone with one on the list (Berlin and Paris, for example) shows the same time.
  • Cards appear in the order you add them. To move one, remove it with the X and add it again.
  • Your city list and the 12 Hour / 24 Hour choice are saved in this browser and come back the next time you open the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities can I display at once?

You can show any or all of the 20 cities in the Add Time Zone list at once. Each card shows the current local time to the second, the date, and how far ahead of or behind your own time the city is.

Can I reorder or remove clocks?

Click the X on any card to remove it. Cards stay in the order you added them, so to move a city, remove it and add it again. Your list is saved in the browser and persists across sessions.

Does the world clock handle daylight saving time automatically?

Yes. The displayed times and the short zone label on each card follow each city's daylight saving rules, so New York shows EST in winter and EDT in summer, and Sydney AEST or AEDT.

Which clock is the "ahead" or "behind" figure measured against?

Your own device’s time zone, shown in the Your Local Time panel. If you travel and your computer switches time zone, every difference updates to match.

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