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Lume Workshop / Interactive model

The world timer in motion

Choose a city and see how the city ring and the twenty-four-hour day–night disc turn into position.

An original educational illustration, not a complete simulation of a particular calibre.

How can one dial show the time in several cities?

What to observe

Select a city and follow the relationship between the city ring and the 24-hour disc.

Model limitations

The basic principle does not automatically account for differing daylight-saving rules or fractional time zones.

Understand how it works

The world timer: how the whole planet fits on one dial ↗

Find the detailed explanation, technical background and sources in the accompanying article.

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