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What time is it in London?
17:35:46
Friday 13 November 2026
- London, United Kingdom
- Time zone UTC+00:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:15 · sunset 16:14
Time difference with London
London 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 London |
|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 12:35 | 5 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:35 | 8 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:35 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:35 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:35 | 4 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:05 | 5 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:35 | 8 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:35 | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:35 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:35 | 11 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:35 | 3 hours behind |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
France – United Kingdom time difference · Paris – London time difference
Daylight saving time in London
| 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 London
| 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 London
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 149 km away, Outreau (France) is 1 hour ahead of London all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| City of Westminster | 1 km |
| Islington | 3 km |
| Camden Town | 4 km |
| Chalk Farm | 4 km |
| Shadwell | 5 km |
| Highbury | 5 km |
| Stepney | 6 km |
| Fulham | 6 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in London
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Day length
- 8 h 59 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 06:38, dusk 16:50, solar noon 11:44. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (7 h 49 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (16 h 38 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:42 (13 June 2027), latest at 08:06 (29 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:51 (9 December 2026), latest at 21:22 (25 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:43 · moonset 18:42 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 11:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the United Kingdom
Good to know about the time in London
London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in winter and British Summer Time (UTC+1) in summer. The United Kingdom changes its clocks at the same moment as the European Union, on the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, so London is 1 hour behind Paris all year round. Paris – London time difference
The prime meridian, chosen in 1884 by an international conference in Washington, runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, in the east of the city. Since 1833, a red ball has dropped every day at 13:00 at the top of the observatory, so that ships on the Thames could set their chronometers.
The United Kingdom adopted summer time in 1916, after a long campaign by the builder William Willett. From 1968 to 1971, it even stayed on summer time all year round, before giving it up. On the Eurostar, you put your watch back on arrival in London and forward again on the way back. UTC time