A Time Converter is a tool that helps you convert between different units of time or between different time zones. Time is measured in various units depending on the context—whether you're working with small durations (milliseconds, seconds) or large ones (years, centuries). Additionally, when working internationally, it's important to convert between time zones.
Common Units of Time:
Second (s): The base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI).
Minute (min): 1 minute = 60 seconds.
Hour (h): 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3,600 seconds.
Day: 1 day = 24 hours = 1,440 minutes = 86,400 seconds.
Week: 1 week = 7 days = 168 hours = 10,080 minutes = 604,800 seconds.
Month: A month is typically 30 or 31 days, but February may have 28 or 29 days.
Year: 1 year = 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) = 12 months.
Time Zone Conversions:
Time zone conversions are used when you want to convert time from one part of the world to another, as different regions may be in different time zones.
For example:
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): A standard for timekeeping worldwide, from which other time zones are offset.
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): Often used interchangeably with UTC, though technically GMT is a time zone, and UTC is a time standard.
Time Zones: Local time zones are usually expressed as an offset from UTC (e.g., UTC+2, UTC-5).
Some common time zones:
PST (Pacific Standard Time): UTC-8
EST (Eastern Standard Time): UTC-5
CET (Central European Time): UTC+1
IST (Indian Standard Time): UTC+5:30
JST (Japan Standard Time): UTC+9