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What time is it in Edinburgh?
17:42:16
Friday 13 November 2026
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Time zone UTC+00:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:45 · sunset 16:09
Time difference with Edinburgh
Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Edinburgh
| 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, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+00:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Edinburgh
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1971 | UTC, summer time UTC+1 |
| 1968 – 1970 | UTC+1 all year round |
| 1948 – 1967 | UTC, summer time UTC+1 |
| 1947 | successive offsets: UTC, UTC+2, UTC+1 |
| until 1946 | UTC, summer time UTC+1 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/London. Daylight saving time in the United Kingdom: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Edinburgh
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 612 km away, Le Helder (Netherlands) is 1 hour ahead of Edinburgh all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 9 km |
| Bonnyrigg | 10 km |
| Penicuik | 14 km |
| Broxburn | 17 km |
| Kirkcaldy | 18 km |
| Dunfermline | 21 km |
| Livingston | 21 km |
| Glenrothes | 27 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Edinburgh
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Day length
- 8 h 24 min
- Tomorrow
- −4 min
Dawn 07:03, dusk 16:50, solar noon 11:57. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (6 h 57 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (17 h 36 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:25 (16 June 2027), latest at 08:43 (24 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:38 (10 December 2026), latest at 22:03 (22 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:33 · moonset 18:18 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 11:47 · moon calendar