---
title: Date and Time Settings
keywords: date and time, timezone, time zone, date format, time format, 12 hour clock, 24 hour clock, profile settings, local time, regional settings, date display, time display, UTC offset
summary: How to set your personal timezone, date format and time format under Profile > Date and time, which options Manor offers, and the default settings that apply when you do not choose your own.
url: /profile/date-and-time
---

# Date and Time Settings

## Introduction

Your personal date and time settings decide how Manor shows dates and times to **you**: the timezone you work in, the order and separators used in dates, and whether the clock is 12-hour or 24-hour. The settings belong to your user account, so changing them affects what you see rather than what your colleagues see.

The page has three dropdowns — **Timezone**, **Date format** and **Time format** — and a **Save** button.

## Opening the page

1. Click your name or avatar in the top bar to open your profile.
2. In the profile sub-menu, select **Date and time**.

The page is also available at `/profile/date-and-time`.

![The Date and time settings card with its three dropdowns and the Save button](../screenshots/date-and-time-settings.png)

## Timezone

Manor lists timezones by region and city, followed by the current UTC offset — for example `Atlantic/Reykjavik (+00:00)` or `Asia/Tokyo (+09:00)`. The list is long, so instead of scrolling, open the dropdown and start typing in the search box at the top of the list to filter it; type `Reyk` to narrow the list down to Reykjavik, for example.

1. Open the **Timezone** dropdown.
2. Type part of a city or region name in the search box, then select the timezone from the filtered list.
3. Click **Save**.

The helper text under the field reads *"You can select your own timezone."*

![Searching the timezone list and selecting a match](../screenshots/date-and-time-timezone-dropdown.png)

## Date format

Manor offers three date formats. Each option in the dropdown is shown as **today's date written in that format**, so what you see depends on the date:

| Option shown | Format |
|---|---|
| `Oct 21, 2026` | Month abbreviation, day, year |
| `21.10.2026` | Day.month.year |
| `2026-10-21` | Year-month-day |

The helper text under the field reads *"All dates will be displayed in the selected format."* Once you save your choice, dates are shown that way throughout Manor — for example the day and week headings and the period selector on the **Time** pages.

## Time format

Manor offers two time formats:

- **24 hour clock** — for example `14:30`.
- **12 hour clock** — for example `2:30 PM`, with an AM/PM marker.

Open the **Time format** dropdown, select the format you want, and click **Save**. With the 24 hour clock the day view in **Time** shows slots such as `14:00`; with the 12 hour clock it shows `2:00 PM`.

## Saving your changes

The three settings are saved together with the single **Save** button at the bottom of the card. Your selection is applied the next time you open a page.

## Defaults

If you never change these settings, Manor uses the defaults configured for your instance. An administrator can see and change those defaults in **Management** → **Settings**, on the **Date and time settings** card. On this page your own selections simply override the instance defaults.

## Related Documentation

- [User Profile Settings](user-profile.md) — The rest of your profile, including language, start page and daily target
- [Global Settings](../management/global-settings.md) — The instance-wide **Date and time settings** card that supplies the defaults
- [Time Tracking](../organizing-work/time-tracking.md) — Where your date and time formats are most visible