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Countdown to a Date & Event

How long until the holiday, exam, launch or wedding? Enter a date and time and the countdown starts straight away, with the time zone included.

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Use Countdown to a Date

Your event

How to use Countdown to a Date

  1. Enter the event name (optional), date and time. Or pick an example such as New Year.

  2. Choose the event’s time zone. It defaults to your device’s time zone, and events in other cities can be picked from the list.

  3. Read the time left, or copy the countdown link to send to someone else.

Time zones and daylight saving are handled correctly

An event abroad happens at the local wall-clock time there, not at your time. That is why this tool works out the target from the date, time and time zone you choose, including daylight saving changes. For example, a launch at 09:00 in New York lands at a different hour in Jakarta depending on the season.

The time left is calculated from your device’s system clock, so it stays exact while the tab is in the background. If your device clock is off, the countdown is off too.

Share a countdown with a link

The copy link button builds an address that carries the event’s name, date, time and time zone. Anyone who opens it sees the same countdown, with no account needed. Because the data is in the address itself, nothing is stored on our servers.

To work out the difference between two calendar dates in years, months and days, use the Date Difference tool. This tool focuses on the time running live toward one moment.

Questions about Countdown to a Date

How do I make a countdown to a specific date?

Enter the event’s date and time, choose its time zone, and the countdown starts right away. The event name is optional.

What happens when the time arrives?

An It’s time message appears, then the tool counts up: how long it has been since the event. A date that has already passed is shown straight away as time elapsed.

Does the countdown account for daylight saving?

Yes. The event time is converted using the rules of the time zone you choose, including daylight saving on the target date, not just a fixed offset from UTC.

How do I share this countdown?

Press Copy countdown link and send the address. The recipient sees the same countdown in the event’s time zone, and can read it in their own time zone from the time line below the numbers.

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