Midnight
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The live countdown above shows exactly how many hours, minutes, and seconds until midnight — 12:00:00 AM tonight. It updates every second and resets automatically at midnight each day.
Midnight is 12:00:00 AM — the exact moment one calendar day ends and the next begins. In 24-hour time it is written as 00:00. It is the starting point of every new day.
A common source of confusion: midnight is 12 AM, not 12 PM. The AM period (ante meridiem, before midday) starts at midnight — the 12:00 AM hour — and runs until just before noon. The PM period begins at noon (12:00 PM) and runs until just before midnight.
Midnight happens at different clock times in different time zones — but it always marks the same thing: the start of a new calendar day. The countdown above uses your local device time, so it counts to your local midnight.
| Time Zone | Midnight | UTC Offset |
|---|---|---|
| New York (EST) | 12:00 AM EST | UTC−5 |
| London (GMT) | 12:00 AM GMT | UTC+0 |
| Paris (CET) | 12:00 AM CET | UTC+1 |
| Dubai (GST) | 12:00 AM GST | UTC+4 |
| Dhaka (BST) | 12:00 AM BST | UTC+6 |
| Singapore (SGT) | 12:00 AM SGT | UTC+8 |
| Sydney (AEDT) | 12:00 AM AEDT | UTC+11 |
The most famous midnight countdown is New Year's Eve — the final seconds before January 1 arrive. Use the New Year countdown for the days-and-hours view, or the countdown above for tonight's local midnight during the party.
The live countdown at the top of this page shows exactly how many hours, minutes, and seconds until midnight (12:00 AM) tonight. It updates every second using your local device time.
Midnight is 12:00:00 AM — the start of a new calendar day. In 24-hour time it is 00:00. It is not the same as noon (12:00 PM), which is midday.
Midnight is 12 AM. AM stands for ante meridiem (before midday). The AM period starts at midnight (12:00 AM) and ends just before noon. Noon is 12:00 PM.
The countdown resets automatically each day the moment midnight arrives — it immediately starts counting down to the following night's midnight. No page refresh needed.