[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":191},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:/world-time-converter/":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":167,"extension":168,"eyebrow":169,"faq":170,"locale":180,"meta":181,"navigation":182,"pageType":183,"path":184,"related":185,"seo":186,"stem":189,"__hash__":190},"pages/en/world-time-converter.md","Time zone converter",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":156},"minimark",[9,14,18,22,42,46,56,60,73,77,80,84,143,147],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"convert-wall-clock-time-between-two-places","Convert wall-clock time between two places",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Enter the date and clock time as people use it in the source location, then choose the source and destination zones. The converter first identifies the exact instant represented by the source time and then renders that instant under the destination zone's IANA rules.",[10,19,21],{"id":20},"worked-example-beijing-to-new-york","Worked example: Beijing to New York",[15,23,24,25,29,30,33,34,37,38,41],{},"For ",[26,27,28],"code",{},"2026-10-12 18:00"," in ",[26,31,32],{},"Asia/Shanghai",", the result in ",[26,35,36],{},"America/New_York"," is ",[26,39,40],{},"2026-10-12 06:00",". Shanghai uses UTC+08:00. New York uses UTC-04:00 on that date because daylight saving is active. In winter, New York normally uses UTC-05:00, so the difference can change.",[10,43,45],{"id":44},"why-named-time-zones-matter","Why named time zones matter",[15,47,48,49,51,52,55],{},"A fixed offset such as UTC-05:00 cannot describe daylight-saving transitions or historical rule changes. Named zones such as ",[26,50,36],{}," and ",[26,53,54],{},"Europe/London"," carry those rules. If the source clock skips a time in spring or repeats one in autumn, this tool reports the problem instead of silently guessing.",[10,57,59],{"id":58},"before-scheduling-across-regions","Before scheduling across regions",[61,62,63,67,70],"ul",{},[64,65,66],"li",{},"Confirm the date as well as the clock time; the destination may be on another calendar day.",[64,68,69],{},"Use the city or IANA zone rather than a remembered offset when future daylight-saving rules matter.",[64,71,72],{},"Put the time zone in invitations and deadlines so recipients know which local clock the time belongs to.",[10,74,76],{"id":75},"how-to-use-this-tool","How to use this tool",[15,78,79],{},"The source field starts with the current time in the zone detected from your browser. Click in the text field to edit any character, or replace it with YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm. Choose the source and destination zones; leaving the field or pressing Convert updates the result. Use current time resets the value in the selected source zone.",[10,81,83],{"id":82},"worked-input-and-output","Worked input and output",[85,86,87,100],"table",{},[88,89,90],"thead",{},[91,92,93,97],"tr",{},[94,95,96],"th",{},"Input or setting",[94,98,99],{},"Expected result",[101,102,103,118,130],"tbody",{},[91,104,105,112],{},[106,107,108,111],"td",{},[26,109,110],{},"2026-10-13 09:26"," · Asia/Shanghai → America/Los_Angeles",[106,113,114,117],{},[26,115,116],{},"2026-10-12 18:26"," · UTC−07:00",[91,119,120,125],{},[106,121,122,124],{},[26,123,28],{}," · Asia/Shanghai → America/New_York",[106,126,127,129],{},[26,128,40],{}," · UTC−04:00",[91,131,132,137],{},[106,133,134,124],{},[26,135,136],{},"2026-01-12 18:00",[106,138,139,142],{},[26,140,141],{},"2026-01-12 05:00"," · UTC−05:00",[10,144,146],{"id":145},"checks-before-using-the-result","Checks before using the result",[15,148,149,150,155],{},"The destination includes the calendar day and its date-specific UTC offset. Swap uses the converted destination wall time as the new source. Missing spring times are rejected; repeated autumn times offer both offsets. Browser zone detection uses the device setting, not IP geolocation. If that setting is wrong, choose the correct zone manually. See ",[151,152,154],"a",{"href":153},"/guides/time-zones-and-dst/","PST versus PDT"," for a common offset mistake.",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":159},"",2,[160,161,162,163,164,165,166],{"id":12,"depth":158,"text":13},{"id":20,"depth":158,"text":21},{"id":44,"depth":158,"text":45},{"id":58,"depth":158,"text":59},{"id":75,"depth":158,"text":76},{"id":82,"depth":158,"text":83},{"id":145,"depth":158,"text":146},"Convert a local date and clock time from one city or IANA time zone to another, with daylight-saving offsets and calendar-day changes handled automatically.","md","Time zone to time zone / 06",[171,174,177],{"question":172,"answer":173},"What time is 6:00 PM in Beijing in New York?","On October 12, 2026, 6:00 PM in Beijing is 6:00 AM in New York. Beijing is UTC+08:00 and New York is on EDT at UTC-04:00, a 12-hour difference on that date.",{"question":175,"answer":176},"Does the time difference stay the same all year?","Not always. Beijing does not currently observe daylight saving, while New York changes between EST and EDT. The converter applies the rules for the date you enter.",{"question":178,"answer":179},"What happens when the converted time falls on another day?","The result labels whether the destination is on the previous, same, or next calendar day so you do not schedule an event on the wrong date.","en",{},true,"tool","/en/world-time-converter",null,{"title":187,"description":188},"Time Zone Converter — Convert Time Between Cities","Convert dates and times between Beijing, New York, London and 30 major IANA time zones. See UTC offsets, DST and previous- or next-day changes.","en/world-time-converter","TyQLsZFuiTP-i4qpI1Ta6fC2PYAM2SwmA5_7GJ-6aBA",1792032486720]