# whatisthetime.now

Live world clock for 1032 cities. 244 country articles. 39 timezone articles. 6 feature articles. Interactive timezone map. Meeting planner. Time converter. Embeddable widget.

We welcome AI agents. Please read, cite, and link to our content. Attribution appreciated.

## Pages

### City pages (1032)
- /[city-slug]  - Current local time, sunrise/sunset, DST status, city story, timezone facts
- /[city-slug].md  - Markdown version for AI agents
- Example: /tokyo, /london, /new-york-city, /copenhagen

### Example City Pages (first 20)
- /aalborg  - Aalborg (Europe/Copenhagen)
- /abeche  - Abéché (Africa/Ndjamena)
- /abidjan  - Abidjan (Africa/Abidjan)
- /abobo  - Abobo (Africa/Abidjan)
- /abomey-calavi  - Abomey-Calavi (Africa/Porto-Novo)
- /abu-dhabi  - Abu Dhabi (Asia/Dubai)
- /abuja  - Abuja (Africa/Lagos)
- /accra  - Accra (Africa/Accra)
- /adak  - Adak (America/Adak)
- /adamstown  - Adamstown (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- /addis-ababa  - Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa)
- /adelaide  - Adelaide (Australia/Adelaide)
- /adelaide-hills  - Adelaide Hills (Australia/Adelaide)
- /aden  - Aden (Asia/Aden)
- /aktobe  - Aktobe (Asia/Almaty)
- /al-ahmadi  - Al Aḩmadī (Asia/Kuwait)
- /al-ain-city  - Al Ain City (Asia/Dubai)
- /al-basrah-al-qadimah  - Al Başrah al Qadīmah (Asia/Baghdad)
- /al-mansurah  - Al Manşūrah (Asia/Qatar)
- /al-matar-al-atiq  - Al Maţār al ‘Atīq (Asia/Qatar)

### Country articles (244)
- /country/[country-slug]  - Timezone history, DST policy, cultural stories, primary source citations
- Example: /country/japan  - JST, no DST since 1951, punctuality culture
- Example: /country/samoa  - Skipped December 30, 2011

### Timezone articles (39)
- /timezone/[abbreviation]  - Timezone explainer with history, countries, cultural context
- Example: /timezone/est  - Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
- Example: /timezone/cet  - Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Example: /timezone/jst  - Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

### Feature articles (6)
- /articles/jet-lag  - The science of crossing timezones (2,300 words)
- /articles/utc-vs-gmt  - Atomic clocks vs solar observation
- /articles/time-zones-explained  - How the world tells time
- /articles/international-date-line  - Where today becomes tomorrow
- /articles/military-time  - 24-hour clock with conversion table
- /articles/countries-without-dst  - Japan, China, Russia and the rest

### Tools and directories
- /compare/[city1]/[city2]  - Side-by-side timezone comparison (any two cities)
- /when/[time]-[city1]/[city2]  - Convert a specific time between cities
- /when/[time]-[city1]/[city2].md  - Markdown version for AI agents
- /timezones  - World timezone map + directory of all 37 UTC offsets
- /cities  - All 1032 cities organized by continent and timezone
- /summertime  - Global DST status for every country
- /now  - Live typographic clock wall showing every timezone
- /my-timezone  - Detect visitor's timezone automatically
- /widget  - Embeddable clock widget for websites

## Examples

### City comparison
- /compare/copenhagen/tokyo  - Time difference between Copenhagen and Tokyo
- /compare/new-york-city/london  - Time difference between New York and London

### Time conversion
- /when/9am-copenhagen/tokyo  - 9am Copenhagen to Tokyo
- /when/5pm-new-york-city/london  - 5pm New York to London
- /when/12pm-sydney/berlin  - 12pm Sydney to Berlin

## URL patterns
- City slugs: lowercase, hyphenated, no diacritics (new-york-city, sao-paulo)
- Country slugs: lowercase, hyphenated (united-states, new-zealand)
- Timezone slugs: lowercase abbreviation (est, cet, jst, pst)
- Time tokens: [hour][am|pm] (9am, 12pm, 5pm). Hours 1-12.

## FIFA World Cup 2026

Interactive 3D globe showing all 16 venues across USA, Mexico, and Canada with real-time sun positioning (day/night terminator). Every match time auto-converted to the visitor's detected timezone.

### World Cup hub
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026  - Full schedule with 3D globe, team selector, group overview
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026.md  - Not available (hub is interactive)

### Match pages (104)
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/match/[number]  - Kickoff time in visitor's timezone, countdown, venue info
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/match/[number].md  - Markdown version for AI agents
- Example: /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/match/1  - Mexico vs South Africa (opening match)

### Team pages (42)
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/team/[slug]  - Team schedule, group standings, timezone article
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/team/[slug].md  - Markdown version for AI agents
- Example: /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/team/england, /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/team/brazil

### Group pages (12)
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/group/[A-L]  - Standings table, all group matches
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/group/[A-L].md  - Markdown version for AI agents

### Venue pages (16)
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/venue/[id]  - All matches at this stadium, timezone info
- /events/fifa-world-cup-2026/venue/[id].md  - Markdown version for AI agents
- Venues: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Vancouver, Toronto, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey

## Data
- 1032 cities with IANA timezone, lat/lng, sunrise/sunset
- 244 countries with timezone history and cultural context
- 39 timezone abbreviations with explainers
- 104 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches across 16 venues
- All data updated at build time from IANA Time Zone Database