The time is the UTC date and time that is seen by the browser on your computer. (Get the latest status messages here...) These scales will be as accurate as your computer's clock. UTC, Coordinated Universal Time, popularly known as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), or Zulu time. Local time differs from UTC by the number of offset, + or -, hours of your timezone. GPS, Global Positioning System time, is the atomic time scale
implemented by the atomic clocks in the GPS ground control stations and the GPS satellites themselves. GPS time was zero at 0h 6-Jan-1980 and since it is not affected or altered by leap seconds, GPS is now ahead of UTC by
More information on GPS is available in our GPS Weekly Time Converter. A different methodology and view is available in our International Time Display. This is a real-time display with no user input functions. You may do manual conversions with our BMT and Internet Time Converter. You can also view our International Time Zone Map. This converter requires the use of Javascript enabled and capable browsers. You may also wish to compare GPS to several other time formats at our Multiple Time Display Converter. Check our Geography Converters for other GPS measurements and calculations.
