Time zone in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is located in the United Kingdom and uses the Europe/London time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). Its current offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC±0 (GMT).
Edinburgh observes daylight saving time, but standard (winter) time currently applies. The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 01:00 clocks go forward 1 h to 02:00 (UTC+1).
Today in Edinburgh the sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:18 (local time), giving 8 h 43 min of daylight. Approximate coordinates: 55.95° N, 3.19° W.
Compared with London, the time difference with Edinburgh is currently 0 h (the same time).
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