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🕐 Local Time Features
⏰ Real-time Display
Live clock showing your current local time with seconds precision.
- Automatic timezone detection
- Analog and digital display
- Date and day information
- 24-hour format support
🌍 Timezone Awareness
Intelligent timezone detection and display.
- GMT/UTC offset display
- Daylight saving time detection
- Timezone abbreviations
- Geographic location info
⏰ Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
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UTC is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time.
📊 UTC Information
🌐 What is UTC?
Coordinated Universal Time is the basis for civil time throughout the world.
- Successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Atomic time standard
- Not affected by daylight saving
- Used by aviation and computing
⏱️ Time Zones
All time zones are defined as offsets from UTC.
- UTC-12 to UTC+14 range
- Standard and daylight time
- Political and geographical boundaries
- Some countries use half-hour offsets
📚 World Clock Guide & Time Zone Information
🌍 Understanding Time Zones
Time zones divide the world into 24 standard regions.
- Based on 15° longitude intervals
- Political boundaries affect actual zones
- Some countries span multiple zones
- Island nations may use unique offsets
☀️ Daylight Saving Time
Seasonal time adjustments in many regions.
- Spring forward, fall back
- Not used in all countries
- Different start/end dates globally
- Can affect UTC offset by 1 hour
💼 Business Applications
Time zones in professional contexts.
- International meeting scheduling
- Global trading hours
- Customer support coverage
- Project deadline coordination
✈️ Travel Planning
Time considerations for travelers.
- Jet lag calculation
- Flight schedule interpretation
- Local business hours
- Cultural time practices
💻 Technical Details
How computers handle time zones.
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Unix timestamp conversion
- ISO 8601 format standard
- Database storage best practices
🔧 Practical Tips
Best practices for time zone management.
- Always specify time zone in communications
- Use UTC for system timestamps
- Consider daylight saving changes
- Validate historical date conversions