The fast breaks at sunset, and sunset shifts by a minute or so each day, so the time that applied last week is not the time tonight. If 6:12 pm is this evening's figure, this page counts down to it exactly — hours, minutes and seconds — which is what everyone in the kitchen actually wants to know.
One number, counting down: hours, minutes and seconds together. No button to press first, no options to get right, no settings screen hiding a default that turns out to be wrong. Whatever it says is the current distance to 6:12 pm, worked out fresh a second ago rather than when the page loaded.
Airport boards, metro timetables and prayer time tables are all printed in 24-hour form, which is why 18:12 is the version that matters when checking something against a screen or a printed sheet. This page shows 6:12 pm for everyday reading and 18:12 beside it, so the two never need converting in your head.
Common questions
Does the number update by itself?
Yes. It is recalculated every second from your device's clock, so nothing needs refreshing or restarting. Whatever is on screen is the current gap to 6:12 pm, not a figure worked out when the page first opened.
What happens once 6:12 pm has passed for today?
The count rolls over and carries on towards the same time tomorrow. That happens on its own at the moment the time passes — the page does not need reloading and there is nothing to reset by hand.
Which clock does the countdown use?
Your own. It reads the local time and time zone from the device in front of you, which in the Emirates means Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4. Travel and the count follows whatever the device picks up.
Will it alert me when 6:12 pm arrives?
No. This is a live figure rather than an alarm — nothing sounds, vibrates or notifies at zero. If you need interrupting at 6:12 pm, set an alarm alongside it and use this page as the running total.
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