What time is it in Dublin?
17:42:14
Friday 13 November 2026
- Dublin, Ireland
- Time zone UTC+00:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:46 · sunset 16:32
Time difference with Dublin
Dublin is on UTC+00:00 right now: on the same time as UTC in winter and 1 hour ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | same time |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 5 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 8 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 4 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 5 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 11 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 3 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Dublin
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 01:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+00:00 → UTC+01:00) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+00:00, summer time) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Dublin
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1971 | UTC, summer time UTC+1 |
| 1968 – 1970 | UTC+1 all year round |
| until 1967 | UTC, summer time UTC+1 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Dublin. Daylight saving time in Ireland: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Dublin
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 519 km away, Équeurdreville-Hainneville (France) is 1 hour ahead of Dublin all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Rathfarnham | 4 km |
| Sandyford | 7 km |
| Finglas | 7 km |
| Dún Laoghaire | 9 km |
| Tallaght | 10 km |
| Blanchardstown | 10 km |
| Lucan | 14 km |
| Swords | 14 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Dublin
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Day length
- 8 h 45 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:07, dusk 17:10, solar noon 12:09. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (7 h 30 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (17 hours).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:56 (12 June 2027), latest at 08:40 (28 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:06 (9 December 2026), latest at 21:57 (22 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:22 · moonset 18:54 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 11:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Dublin
Dublin is on UTC in winter and UTC+1 in summer, and changes its clocks on the same dates as France: it is 1 hour behind Paris all year round.
Until 1916, the city kept its own mean time, about twenty-five minutes behind Greenwich. Today, Irish law defines summer time as “standard time”, and Greenwich Mean Time, used in winter, as winter time. Time in Ireland