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Live local time
Edinburgh, Verenigd Koninkrijk
12:44:16 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Edinburgh
Capital city of Scotland
Huidige lokale tijd
12:44:16 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 Edinburgh right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
EDI
Edinburgh Airport · 11 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 12:44:16 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Edinburgh (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
8°C, Clear sky
Feels like 5°C · Humidity 78% · Wind 7 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:33 AM to 08:47 PM
Day length 15h 14m · Solar noon 01:10 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Edinburgh local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
515K
Coordinates
55.95, -3.20
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Local time in Edinburgh runs on the BST, UTC+01:00 clock; with roughly 515K residents the city (rank #7 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Geographically, Edinburgh is at 55.95°N, 3.20°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 6211 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:33 AM and sets around 08:47 PM in Edinburgh — about 15h 14m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Musselburgh (9 km from Edinburgh) 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 Edinburgh — 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 Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.
From Edinburgh the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~534 km), New York (~5,244 km), Dubai (~5,765 km), while Sydney sits about 16,876 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Edinburgh sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Musselburgh (9 km), Bonnyrigg (10 km), Penicuik (14 km), Broxburn (17 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Edinburgh — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Edinburgh: 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 Edinburgh: EDI Edinburgh (11 km), GLA Glasgow (78 km), PIK Prestwick, South Ayrshire (100 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.
Edinburgh AirportEDI
Edinburgh · 11 km from Edinburgh
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Glasgow AirportGLA
Glasgow · 78 km from Edinburgh
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 51m
Glasgow Prestwick AirportPIK
Prestwick, South Ayrshire · 100 km from Edinburgh
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Belfast International AirportBFS
Belfast · 239 km from Edinburgh
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 3m
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 252 km from Edinburgh
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 4m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
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.
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
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 07:44 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 04:44 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 03:44 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 07:44 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 08:44 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 09:44 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 08:44 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Musselburgh
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Bonnyrigg
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 10 km away
Penicuik
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 14 km away
Broxburn
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 17 km away
Kirkcaldy
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 18 km away
Dunfermline
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 21 km away
Livingston
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 21 km away
Glenrothes
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 27 km away
Edinburgh bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Edinburgh hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Edinburgh is UTC+01:00.
Edinburgh sits at 55.95°N, 3.20°W in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 515K residents (rank #7 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Edinburgh is London, about 534 km away as the crow flies.
Musselburgh is the closest indexed city, roughly 9 km from Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is the closest curated airport reference, about 11 km from Edinburgh.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.