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Universal Time Converter

Convert time between countries, cities, UTC, GMT and worldwide time zones.

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Select a country, city, common time zone, UTC/GMT offset or IANA time zone from the dropdown.
Converted Time
Select your time zones and click Convert.

Quick Time Zone Choices

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

IST

India Standard Time

CST

US Central Standard Time

What Is the UTC or GMT Offset of a Country or City?

Select or search for a country, city or time zone to see its current UTC and GMT offset.

Select a location.

Popular Time Zones

Location Time Zone Typical Offset
India Asia/Kolkata UTC+05:30
Kuwait Asia/Kuwait UTC+03:00
United Kingdom Europe/London UTC+00:00 / +01:00
Germany Europe/Berlin UTC+01:00 / +02:00
Japan Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00
United Arab Emirates Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00
Singapore Asia/Singapore UTC+08:00
United States — Chicago America/Chicago UTC−06:00 / −05:00

Some locations change their UTC offset during daylight saving time.

About Time Zones

UTC

UTC means Coordinated Universal Time. It is the main international reference used to compare time around the world.

GMT

GMT means Greenwich Mean Time. GMT is commonly used to describe a time difference such as GMT+3 or GMT+5:30.

UTC Offset

A UTC offset tells you how far local time is ahead of or behind UTC. For example, India uses UTC+5:30.

IANA Time Zones

IANA names such as Asia/Kolkata, America/Chicago and Europe/London identify geographical time zones and allow software to handle regional clock rules.

How to Use the Universal Time Converter

  1. Select the date.
  2. Enter the time.
  3. Select the starting country, city, UTC/GMT offset or time zone.
  4. Select the destination country, city, UTC/GMT offset or time zone.
  5. Click Convert.

What Time Zones Can I Convert?

You can convert between popular countries and cities, fixed UTC offsets, GMT offsets, common time-zone abbreviations and IANA geographical time zones.

What Is UTC+9?

UTC+9 means the local time is nine hours ahead of UTC. Japan Standard Time is one example of a time zone that uses UTC+9.

What Is UTC+6?

UTC+6 means the local time is six hours ahead of UTC. It is also available as a fixed UTC offset in this converter.

What Is GMT+5?

GMT+5 means the local time is five hours ahead of GMT/UTC. Fixed GMT offsets can be selected directly in the converter.

What Is the Difference Between CST and UTC−6?

CST can refer to different geographical time zones. For example, US Central Standard Time is associated with America/Chicago, while China Standard Time is associated with Asia/Shanghai. A fixed UTC−6 offset is different because it represents an offset rather than a geographical time-zone rule.

Why Is the Date Important?

The date matters because some geographical time zones change their clocks during daylight saving time. The same location can therefore have different UTC offsets at different times of the year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I convert IST to CST?

Yes. Select the specific CST location you want, such as CST — US Central or CST — China Standard. This avoids confusion between different uses of the CST abbreviation.

Can I convert UTC+6 to UTC+9?

Yes. Both fixed UTC+6 and UTC+9 are available directly in the converter.

Can I convert GMT+5 to GMT+9?

Yes. GMT offsets can be selected directly as From and To values.

Can developers use this converter?

Yes. The converter also supports IANA time-zone names such as Asia/Kolkata, America/Chicago and Europe/London.

Can normal users use this converter?

Yes. You can simply select a country or city instead of knowing technical time-zone names.