Current UTC Time
The current Coordinated Universal Time, ticking live in your browser.
About this clock
This page shows the current UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) date and time, updating every second. The time is read from your own device's clock — nothing is sent to a server, and it works offline.
What is UTC?
UTC is the global time standard that clocks and time zones are based on. Unlike local time, it does not change with daylight saving.
FAQ
Why UTC?
It is unambiguous worldwide — useful for logs, scheduling across time zones, and coordination.
Is it accurate?
It is as accurate as your device's clock.
What format is the timestamp in?
ISO 8601 / RFC 3339 — for example 2026-04-20T12:00:00+00:00, where +00:00
marks UTC. This format sorts chronologically as plain text, which is why it's
the standard for logs and APIs.
How do I get my local time from the UTC reading?
Add (or subtract) your time zone's UTC offset — e.g. New York is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer. UTC itself never observes daylight saving, so the offset you apply is what changes, not the UTC reading.
Developer & Automation Access
Run it from the terminal
Same engine as this page, headless — via the gizza CLI:
gizza tool clockNew to the CLI? Get gizza →
Machine-readable descriptor: tool.json — title + parameters JSON Schema for agents.