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Blackpool, Verenigd Koninkrijk
04:18:37 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Madame Tussauds Blackpool
Wax museum in Blackpool, England
Huidige lokale tijd
04:18:37 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Volgende feestdag
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Blackpool right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
LPL
Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 55 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 04:18:37 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Blackpool (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
6°C, Clear sky
Feels like 3°C · Humidity 75% · Wind 10 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:40 AM to 08:39 PM
Day length 14h 59m · Solar noon 01:10 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Blackpool local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
145K
Coordinates
53.82, -3.05
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Blackpool (rank #68 by population in this dataset) sits at Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00) with roughly 145K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Geographically, Blackpool is at 53.82°N, 3.05°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5974 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:40 AM and sets around 08:39 PM in Blackpool — about 14h 59m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Poulton-le-Fylde (5 km from Blackpool) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
On 2026-05-04, Early May Bank Holiday is the next holiday flag for Blackpool — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
BST
IANA Zone
Europe/London
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+01:00
Algeria, Tunisia, Isle of Man, Ireland, United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Central African Republic
Other cities in this timezone
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Blackpool.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:18 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 08:18 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 07:18 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 11:18 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 12:18 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 01:18 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 12:18 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 55 km away
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 73 km away
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 91 km away
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 158 km away
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 175 km away
Poulton-le-Fylde
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Thornton-Cleveleys
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 7 km away
Lytham St Annes
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Fylde
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Fleetwood
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 12 km away
Southport
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 19 km away
Preston
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 23 km away
Leyland
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 27 km away
Blackpool bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Blackpool hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Blackpool is UTC+01:00.
Blackpool sits at 53.82°N, 3.05°W in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 145K residents (rank #68 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Blackpool is London, about 324 km away as the crow flies.
Poulton-le-Fylde is the closest indexed city, roughly 5 km from Blackpool.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is the closest curated airport reference, about 55 km from Blackpool.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
Madame Tussauds Blackpool is a wax museum located in Blackpool, United Kingdom. The attraction opened in 2011, replacing the previous Louis Tussauds Waxworks. It features over 80 wax figures of celebrities, film and television characters, athletes and musicians.
From Blackpool the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~324 km), New York (~5,309 km), Dubai (~5,712 km), while Sydney sits about 17,018 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Blackpool sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Poulton-le-Fylde (5 km), Thornton-Cleveleys (7 km), Lytham St Annes (9 km), Fylde (9 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Blackpool — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Blackpool: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, World Cup Bank Holiday. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Closest curated airport references from Blackpool: LPL Liverpool (55 km), MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester (73 km), LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire (91 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
British Summer Time transitions, bank holidays, and late-year seasonal closures all matter to real scheduling.
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 55 km from Blackpool
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 73 km from Blackpool
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 51m
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 91 km from Blackpool
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 158 km from Blackpool
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 57m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 175 km from Blackpool
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 58m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
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2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
Coordination pulse
0 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now