Time in United Kingdom

Time in London now

12:00:00 PM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

GMT · UTC+0 Greenwich Mean Time

Sunrise: 6:56 AM
Sunset: 4:31 PM
Day length: 9 h 34 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 28, 2027

London time zone

Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC+0. IANA zone Europe/London.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 1:00 AM local time (UTC+0 → UTC+1).

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Location

London, England, United Kingdom. Coordinates 51.51° N, 0.13° W; population about 8,961,989.

Sunrise and sunset in London today

Dawn (civil): 6:21 AM
Sunrise: 6:56 AM
Solar noon: 11:44 AM
Sunset: 4:31 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:06 PM
Day length: 9 h 34 min
Night length: 14 h 26 min
Golden hour, morning: 6:35 AM – 7:46 AM
Golden hour, evening: 3:41 PM – 4:52 PM
Blue hour, morning: 6:21 AM – 6:35 AM
Blue hour, evening: 4:52 PM – 5:06 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

London time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from London
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	5 hours behind London
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	8 hours behind London
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	6 hours behind London
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	7 hours behind London
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	7 hours behind London
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	10 hours behind London
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	9 hours behind London
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	5 hours behind London
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	7 hours behind London
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	6 hours behind London
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	3 hours behind London
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	3 hours behind London
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	Same time as London
Paris, France	1:00 PM	1 hour ahead of London

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Questions about time in London

What time zone is London in?

London uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) as standard time and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is Europe/London, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does London observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 1:00 AM local time (UTC+0 → UTC+1). The previous change was on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

How far is London from UTC?

London is Same time as UTC on standard time and 1 hour ahead of UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in London today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:56 AM and set at 4:31 PM, giving 9 h 34 min of daylight.

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