📖 Common Time Zone Offsets from UTC
- PST (Los Angeles): UTC-8 (UTC-7 during DST)
- EST (New York): UTC-5 (UTC-4 during DST)
- GMT (London): UTC+0 (UTC+1 during BST)
- CET (Paris/Berlin): UTC+1 (UTC+2 during DST)
- IST (India): UTC+5:30
- JST (Tokyo): UTC+9
- AEST (Sydney): UTC+10 (UTC+11 during DST)
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
DST is the practice of setting clocks forward 1 hour in spring and back in fall. Not all countries observe it. This converter automatically accounts for DST based on the date.
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the primary time standard used to regulate clocks worldwide. It replaced GMT as the reference point. UTC doesn't observe daylight saving time.
Some regions chose fractional offsets for historical, political, or practical reasons. India uses UTC+5:30, Nepal uses UTC+5:45, and parts of Australia use UTC+9:30.
Find overlapping business hours. For US-Europe calls, mornings in the US work well. For US-Asia, early morning or late evening for one party is often necessary.