Barycentric Time Calculator

Calculate Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB), Barycentric Coordinate Time (TCB), and Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG) for precise astronomical calculations.

Time Scales

UTC: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:08:39 GMT
TT: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:09:48 TT
TDB: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:09:48 TDB
TCB: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:10:12 TCB
TCG: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:09:49 TCG

Time Offsets

TDB - TT

0.7752 ms

TCB - TDB

24.015898 s

TCG - TT

1.079469 s

JD (TT)

2461071.50680769

JD (TDB)

2461071.50680769

Julian Century (T)

0.2608215416

About Barycentric Time Scales

TDB (Barycentric Dynamical Time): Used for solar system ephemerides. Differs from TT by periodic terms due to Earth's motion.

TCB (Barycentric Coordinate Time): The coordinate time in a reference frame at the solar system barycenter. Runs faster than TT due to gravitational time dilation.

TCG (Geocentric Coordinate Time): The coordinate time for a reference frame at Earth's center. Used for geocentric ephemerides.