Get Current Time - Server or Client Side

Question

Is there any server or client side way to determine their location and get the local time.

I'd like it to also update in real time, e.g. hour, mins, secs.

I'd prefer it if I can use PHP / JavaScript (jQuery included) or something like that.

I believe this post would solve your question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8090549/how-to-get-user-timezone-using-jquery — Douglas Cottrell, Oct 18 '12 at 20:18
You probably want to use server time (in case client's time is incorrect) with PHP. — Ben Ashton, Oct 18 '12 at 20:18
I think the `Date()` constructor in JavaScript provides the time from the user's PC, which should be set in his time zone. You could keep executing the `Date().getTime()` method every second with a timer and just have it update the innerText of some element on the page (or whatever you need to do with it.) — Micah Henning, Oct 18 '12 at 20:19

The Alpha · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-18T20:49:12.430

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You may want this

setInterval(function(){
    var dt=new Date(), h=dt.getHours(), m=dt.getMinutes(), s=dt.getSeconds(),
    curTime= pad(h)+':'+pad(m)+':'+pad(s); 
    document.getElementById('time').innerHTML=curTime;
}, 500);
function pad(n) { return ("0" + n).slice(-2); }

DEMO.

edited Oct 18 '12 at 20:49

answered Oct 18 '12 at 20:30

The Alpha

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Is it possible to have a 0 before single numbers? For example, 12:02:09 – user1658756 Oct 18 '12 at 20:37
Looking good. I thought JavaScript would have an easier way to show this. Seems not. Thanks for your help! – user1658756 Oct 18 '12 at 20:48
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/18253/discussion-between-user1658756-and-sheikh-heera) – user1658756 Oct 18 '12 at 21:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 18 '12 at 20:20

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You can try using jquery localtime plugin. Take a look [here]: http://code.google.com/p/jquery-localtime/wiki/Usage

answered Oct 18 '12 at 20:20

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Yes, it does... All you need to do is to pass your UTC time (example: an event UTC 10:00) and viewer will have it translated to his/her current time based on location... – salih0vicX Oct 18 '12 at 20:53

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 18 '12 at 20:29

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In JavaScript you can easily get the current date and time using the Date object;

var now = new Date();

This will get the local client machine time.

answered Oct 18 '12 at 20:29

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Get Current Time - Server or Client Side

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