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Forex Market Hours & Session Clock
See Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York in your time zone. Check reference sessions and the London–New York overlap at a glance.
Free to use · No sign-up · Your device time zone
Your session dashboard
Enable JavaScript for the live clock. The local-hours table below remains available without it.
Reference session clock
All times below use . Updates every 30 seconds using your device clock.
Bronze blocks mark hours that intersect a reference session within the next 24 hours. Read the exact times above each bar.
Status means “within the reference window”, not “safe to trade”. Incorrect device time will produce an incorrect clock. Holiday closures and unusual broker schedules are not modelled.
Session definitions vary between providers because spot forex has no single central exchange. We use the following local business-hour convention, based on FOREX.com’s session guide. These are deliberately stated in each city’s own time rather than treated as fixed UTC hours.
| Centre | Local hours | Time zone |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 07:00–16:00 | Australia/Sydney |
| Tokyo | 09:00–18:00 | Asia/Tokyo |
| London | 08:00–16:00 | Europe/London |
| New York | 08:00–17:00 | America/New_York |
The clock also applies a reference forex week of Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 in New York. If Sydney’s Monday window starts before that reference opening, only the portion after opening appears. Your broker can begin later or pause dealing; the clock does not override its specification.
The calculation, explained
How the clock works
Local session hours → named time zones → your selected display zone
London follows Europe/London and New York follows America/New_York. Their clocks change on different dates, so the overlap temporarily shifts in March and around late October or early November. The clock converts the dates rather than assuming a fixed UTC offset.
See every date in our 2026 London–New York overlap study, with downloadable data and the full calculation method.
Common questions
Why does my broker show a different time?
Broker server time and dealing schedules can differ from these reference activity windows. Check the exact symbol and the broker’s current holiday notices.
Does this predict the best time to trade?
No. An active session or overlap is time context, not a price forecast or evidence that a trading strategy has an edge.
Sources and limitations
Prepared by InsomniCapital. Our editorial approach. Checked 2 October 2026.
- FOREX.com: local session-hour convention and seasonal changes
- BabyPips: forex session time conversion
- FOREX.com: instrument schedules and holiday limitations
Educational information only. Actual costs, execution, rates and product specifications can differ. Leveraged trading can result in substantial losses. Read the risk disclosure.