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Forex Market Hours
The forex market runs 24 hours a day, five days a week, across four overlapping global sessions. See which ones are open right now, computed live from your device’s clock.
Live session clock
Which sessions are open right now
Updates automatically from your device’s clock — no data is sent anywhere. All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Live — refreshes automatically every minute.
Session schedule
Standard session hours (UTC)
Typical open/close times for each session, shown in UTC and approximate .
| Session | Open (UTC) | Close (UTC) | Typical overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 22:00 | 07:00 | Sydney & Tokyo, 00:00–07:00 UTC |
| Tokyo | 00:00 | 09:00 | Tokyo & London, 08:00–09:00 UTC |
| London | 08:00 | 17:00 | London & New York, 13:00–17:00 UTC (highest liquidity) |
| New York | 13:00 | 22:00 | London & New York, 13:00–17:00 UTC (highest liquidity) |
Daylight saving. Session hours above are shown in UTC and are approximate. Local start and close times shift by an hour during daylight-saving transitions in each region; this page does not adjust automatically for DST.
How to use this
Reading the session clock
- ✓ “Open” means that session’s typical trading hours are active right now, based on your device’s clock.
- ✓ Liquidity and volatility are usually highest during session overlaps, particularly London/New York.
- ✓ Markets are broadly closed over the weekend, roughly Friday 22:00 UTC to Sunday 22:00 UTC [approximate].
- ✓ Combine this with the economic calendar to anticipate busy periods.
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