Time Calculator

Add or subtract two time durations, or add/subtract time from a starting date and time.

Add or Subtract Two Time Values

Add or Subtract Time from a Date

How the totals are figured

Every value is first converted to seconds, added or subtracted, then converted back into a whole day/hour/minute/second breakdown — the same way you'd carry over units by hand (60 seconds roll into a minute, 24 hours roll into a day).

A note on negative results

Subtracting a larger duration from a smaller one produces a negative total, shown with a minus sign in front of the day/hour/minute/second breakdown.

The "add/subtract from a date" tool uses your browser's local time zone for both the starting time and the result — it doesn't convert between time zones. For that, use the Time Zone Calculator.

Common questions

Can I leave a field blank?

Yes — any blank field is treated as zero.

Does this account for daylight saving time changes?

Yes — because the "add/subtract from a date" tool works in your browser's local time zone, results correctly skip or repeat an hour across a daylight saving transition, just as a clock on the wall would.

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