What time is the one minute silence for 9/11 today?
IT has been 21 years since the 9/11 attacks and the results are still felt throughout the world.
But when is the minute silence today?
What time is the one minute silence today?
In the US a moment's silence is held at 8.46am today - the exact time the first plane hit the North Tower 21 years ago.
In the UK, it will be held at 1.46pm.
In New York the 9/11 Memorial and Museum holds an annual ceremony where the names of those who died are read aloud.
There are also moments of silence at 9.03am and 9.37am - when the second and third planes hit.
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These silences in the UK are at 2.03pm and 2.37pm.
There is a moment of silence on 9.59am to observe when the South Tower fell.
At 10.03am, there is another moment of silence when UA Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
At 10.28am, a moment of silence is observed for the time the North Tower fell.
The silences in the UK are at 2.59pm, 3.03pm and 3.28pm.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is at the original World Trade Center site.
The memorial features two huge, deep pools at the base of the old towers.
Around the edges of the pools, each almost an acre in size, the names of those who were killed in the attacks are embossed in bronze panels.
Of the 2,996 who died on 9/11, including the 19 hijackers, 2,606 were killed at the World Trade Center and the surrounding area.
Both towers collapsed following the impact, with debris causing more deaths and injury on the streets below.
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Many people including the emergency response teams lost their lives trying to save others.
It was the worst loss of life due to a terrorist incident on US soil.