bridun,
<div id="conf_time"></div>
<script>
var countDownDate = new Date("02/18/2019 23:01:00 GMT+0300").getTime();
function two(num)
{
return (num <= 9 ? "0" : "")+ num
}
var x = setInterval(function() {
var now = new Date().getTime();
var distance = countDownDate - now;
var days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
document.getElementById("conf_time").innerHTML = "начало через : " + two(hours) + ":" + two(minutes) + ":" + two(seconds);
if (distance < 0) {
clearInterval(x);
document.getElementById("conf_time").innerHTML = "мероприятие уже проходит";
}
}, 1000);
</script>