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Gravesend, Verenigd Koninkrijk
02:59:00 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Gravesend
Town in Kent, England
Huidige lokale tijd
02:59:00 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 Gravesend right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
STN
London Stansted Airport · 50 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 02:59:00 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Gravesend (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
9°C, Clear sky
Feels like 5°C · Humidity 80% · Wind 23 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:33 AM to 08:17 PM
Day length 14h 44m · Solar noon 12:55 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Gravesend local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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2 days to go
Population
54.3K
Coordinates
51.44, 0.37
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Gravesend (rank #231 by population in this dataset) sits at Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00) with roughly 54.3K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Gravesend sits at 51.44°N, 0.37°E; that's the high mid-latitudes (Northern Hemisphere, ~5710 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:33 AM and sets around 08:17 PM in Gravesend — about 14h 44m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Swanscombe (4 km from Gravesend) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Early May Bank Holiday on 2026-05-04, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Gravesend.
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 Gravesend.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:59 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 06:59 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:59 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:59 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:59 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:59 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:59 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Swanscombe
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 4 km away
Grays
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Longfield
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 7 km away
Hartley
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 8 km away
Strood
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
South Ockendon
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 10 km away
Stanford-le-Hope
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 10 km away
Dartford
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 11 km away
Gravesend bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Gravesend hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Gravesend is UTC+01:00.
Gravesend sits at 51.44°N, 0.37°E in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 54.3K residents (rank #231 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Gravesend is London, about 35 km away as the crow flies.
Swanscombe is the closest indexed city, roughly 4 km from Gravesend.
London Stansted Airport (STN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 50 km from Gravesend.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the Diocese of Rochester, it is the administrative centre of the borough of Gravesham. Gravesend marks the eastern limit of the Greater London Built-up Area, as defined by the UK Office for National Statistics. It had a population of roughly 60,250 in 2021.
Reading Gravesend against the global hubs: London (~35 km), Dubai (~5,438 km), New York (~5,605 km) are the close ones, with Sydney (~16,967 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Gravesend sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
The closest mapped neighbors of Gravesend are Swanscombe (4 km), Grays (5 km), Longfield (7 km), Hartley (8 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Gravesend: 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 Gravesend: STN London, Essex (50 km), LGW London (51 km), LHR London (58 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.
UK pages work best when they frame London as a bridge market between North America, Europe, the Gulf, and India.
London Stansted AirportSTN
London, Essex · 50 km from Gravesend
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Gatwick AirportLGW
London · 51 km from Gravesend
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Heathrow AirportLHR
London · 58 km from Gravesend
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 70 km from Gravesend
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 184 km from Gravesend
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 59m
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