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World Clock & Time Zone Guide

flickytime is a free, interactive world clock. Spin the pixel-art globe and tap any city to see its current local time, then browse upcoming sporting events with every kickoff converted to your own time zone.

Using the globe

  • Drag to spin the Earth and find a region.
  • Tap a spot to read its current local time and date.
  • Search a city by name to jump straight to it.
  • Pinch to zoom; on touch screens, twist to tilt the axis.
  • Star a place to save it locally for next time.
  • On phones, the toolbar buttons (Search, Random, Reset, Plan, Events) sit in a compact grid at the top.
  • On desktop, use the expand-square icon under YOUR TIME to go fullscreen — click it again (or the collapse icon) to exit.

Planning a meeting across time zones

Tap PLANto open the meeting planner. Add as many cities as you need with the search box at the bottom, then drag the time slider to see everyone's local time at once. Green dots mean work hours, amber is early or late, and dim means asleep. The strip under the slider shows the best overlap across your day — tap BEST to jump to the strongest slot.

Sports times in your zone

Open the events list, choose a league, and each fixture shows its start time in your local time — no manual conversion. Tap an event to mark the venue on the globe and check the local time there too.

Day and night on the globe

The dithered shadow line on the globe is the real day/night terminator — it moves with the sun so you can see who's awake at a glance. City lights glow on the night side. Open PLAN when you need exact work-hour overlap.

Sharing places and planner links

  • Tap a city, then SHARE to copy a link with that spot on the globe (#lat,lon in the URL).
  • In PLAN, tap SHARE to copy a meeting link with the slider time and cities (?t=, ref=, and z= in the URL).
  • Anyone opening the link sees the same planner setup in their browser.

Weather on the clock

Tap any place on the globe and its current weather shows next to the DAY/NIGHT badge — a small pixel icon (sun, cloud, rain, snow, fog, or storm) plus the temperature. Tap the temperature to switch between °F and °C; your choice is remembered. If it's actively raining or snowing where you tapped, a faint drift of rain or snow appears over that spot on the globe itself.

For more detail, tap 7-DAY next to that badge (or the WEATHER button by YOUR TIME) to open the full forecast: current conditions with humidity, wind, pressure, visibility, dew point, UV index, and air quality, plus a 24-hour outlook and a 7-day forecast — all pulled live for that exact location, whether it's your city or anywhere you've tapped on the globe.

Live music while you explore

Open LIVE MUSIC from the secrets panel for a small built-in radio: a handful of curated video/lo-fi stations plus a looping playlist station, with volume control and a NEXT STATION button. It keeps playing across mini-games and page navigation until you close it.

Flicky secrets and mini-games

Tap the Flicky character in the corner to open the FLICKY SECRETSpanel — a grab-bag of toggles and one-shot effects: sound and music switches, Flicky's mood, sky effects like meteor showers and alien dogfights, rocket launches from real pads, and a travel mode that warps the view out to Saturn. It also holds three full mini-games that take over the screen:

  • Block Drop — classic falling-block stacking, with on-screen controls for touch.
  • Alien Assault — desktop only; move and fire with arrow keys or A/D and Space.
  • City Defense — desktop only; pick a city to defend, then click or tap to fire interceptors and blow up incoming missiles before they land. Survive as many waves as you can.
  • Starflick — desktop only; a 3D rail shooter across three zones with bosses, barrel rolls, charge shots, and a high score table.

Keep an eye out — a few more secrets only unlock after finding a hidden trick elsewhere in the app.

Your city and time zone

YOUR TIMEshows your clock from the browser's time zone. The city label comes from your network location, refined to the nearest major city when possible. If it's wrong, tap YOUR TIMEand search for your city — no location permission required. Choose “Use auto-detect again” to revert.

Offline use and install

After your first online visit, flickytime caches the globe and city search so the app keeps working offline. On phones you can add it to your home screen: use Install when prompted (Android / desktop), or Share → Add to Home Screen on iPhone. Live scores and fresh event schedules still need a network connection.

Frequently asked questions

What is flickytime?

flickytime is a free interactive world clock. You spin a pixel-art 3D globe and tap any city to instantly see its current local time. It also tracks upcoming sporting events worldwide and shows each kickoff time converted to your own time zone.

How do I check the current time in another city?

Drag the globe to spin it, then tap the spot you care about. flickytime reads the time zone for that location and shows the current local time, the date, and how far ahead or behind it is from you. You can also use the search box to jump straight to a city by name.

How does a world clock handle time zones?

Every location on Earth belongs to a time zone defined by its offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). A world clock looks up the time zone for a place, applies its current UTC offset, and adjusts automatically for daylight saving time where it is observed. flickytime uses the IANA time zone database so the offsets stay accurate year-round.

What is the difference between UTC and GMT?

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the modern global time standard kept by atomic clocks, while GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is the older time zone of the Greenwich meridian. For everyday purposes they point to the same clock time, but UTC is the precise reference that all other time zones are measured against.

What is daylight saving time and does flickytime account for it?

Daylight saving time (DST) is the practice of moving clocks forward by an hour in spring and back in autumn to make better use of daylight. Not every country observes it, and start and end dates differ by region. flickytime applies the correct DST rules for each time zone automatically, so the time you see is the time on the wall there right now.

How do I convert a meeting time across time zones?

Open PLAN to launch the meeting planner. Add the cities you are coordinating with, then drag the time slider to see each location's local time at that moment. Green means work hours, amber is early or late, and dim means asleep. The overlap strip highlights the best times of day when the most people are awake and available.

How do I find what time a game or match starts in my time zone?

Open the events list and pick a league. flickytime shows each fixture with its kickoff converted to your local time, plus whether it is upcoming, starting soon, or live. Tap an event to drop a marker on the globe at the venue and see the local time there too.

Which sports and events does flickytime cover?

flickytime bundles schedules for major worldwide competitions such as football (soccer) fixtures, Formula 1 race weekends, and other high-profile events. Listings focus on the current week so you always see what is coming up next, with times localized to wherever you are.

Do I need to create an account or install anything?

No account or sign-up. flickytime runs in your browser for free. You can optionally add it to your home screen for a full-screen app icon and offline access after your first visit. Saved places and preferences stay on your device, not on a server.

Can I use flickytime offline?

Yes, after one online visit the app caches the globe assets and city search data. The world clock and meeting planner work offline. Sporting event lists and live scores refresh when you are back online.

How do I share a meeting time or a place on the globe?

Tap a city and use SHARE to copy a link to that spot on the globe. In PLAN, set the slider and cities you want, then tap SHARE to copy a planner link. Opening the link restores the same setup in the recipient's browser.

Why does YOUR TIME show the wrong city?

The label is guessed from your network location and may name a nearby suburb instead of the city you identify with. Tap YOUR TIME, search for your city, and flickytime remembers your choice. The clock still follows your device's time zone. Choose Use auto-detect again to go back to automatic detection.

What is the shadow line on the globe?

It is the real day/night terminator — the boundary between sunlight and darkness on Earth right now. The dithered edge moves with the sun so you can see which regions are in daylight without opening the meeting planner.

Do live game scores update during a match?

Yes. When a fixture is live, flickytime pulls the latest score from ESPN in the events list and on the venue panel. Scores refresh about every minute while a game is in progress.

Does flickytime work on mobile?

Yes. The globe is touch-friendly: drag to spin, pinch to zoom, and twist with two fingers to tilt the rotation axis. Search, Random, Reset, Plan, and Events sit in a compact button grid at the top. The world clock, meeting planner, and event times all work on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Can I see the weather for a city on flickytime?

Yes. Tap any place on the globe and a small pixel weather badge appears next to the DAY/NIGHT indicator, showing current conditions and temperature. Tap the temperature to toggle between Fahrenheit and Celsius. If it's raining or snowing there, a faint particle effect drifts over that spot on the globe.

Does flickytime show a full weather forecast, not just current conditions?

Yes. Tap 7-DAY next to the weather badge on any selected place, or WEATHER next to YOUR TIME, to open a full forecast popup: current humidity, wind, pressure, visibility, dew point, UV index, and air quality, plus a 24-hour hourly outlook and a 7-day forecast. It works for your own location or any city you've tapped on the globe.

Where does flickytime's weather data come from?

Weather and air quality come from Open-Meteo, a free public forecast service, using the exact latitude and longitude of the place you selected — no account or API key needed on your end.

Does flickytime play music?

Optionally, yes. Open LIVE MUSIC from the Flicky secrets panel to play one of several curated stations, including a looping playlist station, with its own volume control. Playback continues while you browse the globe or play a mini-game.

What are the hidden secrets and mini-games in flickytime?

Tapping the Flicky character opens the FLICKY SECRETS panel, which holds sound toggles, mood changes for Flicky, sky effects, rocket launches, a Saturn travel mode, and four full mini-games: Block Drop (falling-block stacking), Alien Assault, City Defense, and Starflick, a 3D rail shooter (all but Block Drop are desktop only). A few extra secrets stay hidden until you find a trick elsewhere in the app.

How do I go fullscreen on flickytime?

On desktop, click the small expand-square icon just below the YOUR TIME box to enter fullscreen. The same button becomes a collapse icon so you can exit fullscreen the same way, or press Escape.