Frequently asked questions

To change the home or default location, find the desired location through the search box, and then press the "make default" button below the date.

The front page of Time.is will now show the time for your chosen location or time zone.

To delete a favorite location or time zone, press it to open the favorite's page, and then press the "remove from favorites" button above the favorites.

To add a favorite location or time zone, look it up through the search box, and press the "add to favorites" button above the favorites.

Your configuration is stored in cookies, so please make sure that your browser does not block cookies and that cookies are not deleted when you quit your browser.

The configuration on Time.is is stored in cookies. To keep your configuration after a browser restart, your browser must be configured to keep cookies between sessions.

Hungry firewalls and browser extensions may also eat your cookies.

Press the search icon in the upper right corner, then type in your query. You can also find a list of major locations on the home page and the time zones page.

We wish, but unfortunately, no. Because of operating system restrictions, a web page can not change the system time. When the Time.is web page loads, the displayed time is synchronized to our server time, but your system clock time is unchanged.

Yes, press shift D, or go to the configuration page.

There's an option for 12/24 hour mode on the configuration page.

See our how to use Time.is page.

We recommend that you make sure your system is configured to synchronize automatically to a time server.

You may get better results by using a time server close to your geographical location. For a list of time servers, see The NTP Pool Project.