Time in LondonUnited Kingdom now
MondayMay 112026
Sun: ↑ 05:14AM ↓ 08:39PM (15h 25m) - More info - Make London time default - Remove from favorite locations
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Time zone info for London
UTC +1
British Summer Time (BST)
now 6 hours ahead of Minneapolis
now 6 hours ahead of Minneapolis
- From 25 October 2026: UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- The time in London is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in Minneapolis but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving timethe time in London can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in Minneapolis.
- The IANA time zone identifier for London is Europe/London.
Sunday March 29 2026
Latest change: Summer time started
- Switched to UTC +1 / British Summer Time (BST).
- The time was set forward one hour from 01:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
Sunday October 25 2026
Next change: Winter time starts
- Switching to UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
- The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Time difference
from London
| Los Angeles | −8 hours | −8 hours |
| Chicago | −6 hours | −6 hours |
| New York | −5 hours | −5 hours |
| Toronto | −5 hours | −5 hours |
| São Paulo | −4 hours | −4 hours |
| UTC | −1 hours | −1 hours |
| Lagos | 0 | |
| Johannesburg | +1 hours | |
| Paris | +1 hours | |
| Zurich | +1 hours | |
| Cairo | +2 hours | |
| Istanbul | +2 hours | |
| Moscow | +2 hours | |
| Dubai | +3 hours | |
| Mumbai | +4.5 hours | |
| Hong Kong | +7 hours | |
| Shanghai | +7 hours | |
| Singapore | +7 hours | |
| Tokyo | +8 hours | |
| Sydney | +9 hours |
Sunrisesunsetday length and solar time for London
- Sunrise: 05:14AM
- Sunset: 08:39PM
- Day length: 15h 25m
- Solar noon: 12:57PM
- The current local time in London is 57 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
London on the map
- London is the capital of United Kingdom.
- Latitude: 51.51. Longitude: -0.13
- Population: 8,962,000
Best restaurants in London
- #1 Padella Borough Market - Italian and vegetarian options food
- #2 Gloria - Italian and mediterranean food
- #3 Browns Covent Garden - British and wine bars food
Find best places to eat in London
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