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Grays, Verenigd Koninkrijk
04:19:27 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

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Huidige lokale tijd
04:19:27 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 Grays right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
STN
London Stansted Airport · 46 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 04:19:27 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Grays (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 79% · Wind 19 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:34 AM to 08:18 PM
Day length 14h 44m · Solar noon 12:56 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Grays local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Xbox Games Showcase 2026
keynotezondag 7 juni 2026
39 days to go
Apple Intelligence 2 (WWDC 2026)
release-techmaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Apple WWDC 2026
keynotemaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Apple WWDC 2026
keynotemaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Code with Claude Tokyo 2026
keynotewoensdag 10 juni 2026
42 days to go
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Match
sportsdonderdag 11 juni 2026
43 days to go
Population
89.8K
Coordinates
51.48, 0.33
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Read time for Grays from the Europe/London zone (BST, UTC+01:00); the city carries roughly 89.8K residents and ranks #120 among curated Verenigd Koninkrijk entries.
The coordinates 51.48°N, 0.33°E put Grays roughly 5714 km from the equator in the high mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:34 AM and sets around 08:18 PM in Grays — about 14h 44m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Swanscombe (3 km from Grays) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Grays planners should mark 2026-05-04 (Early May Bank Holiday); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
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 Grays.
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In the United Kingdom's 2024 general election, 650 members of Parliament were elected to the country's House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.
Distance-wise, Grays is closest to London (~32 km), Dubai (~5,442 km), New York (~5,601 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 16,968 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Grays sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Around Grays, the nearest mapped reference cities are Swanscombe (3 km), South Ockendon (5 km), Gravesend (5 km), Dartford (8 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for BST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Grays: 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 Grays: STN London, Essex (46 km), LGW London (51 km), LHR London (54 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.
United Kingdom pages should actively explain the switch between GMT and BST instead of assuming users already know it.
London Stansted AirportSTN
London, Essex · 46 km from Grays
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Gatwick AirportLGW
London · 51 km from Grays
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Heathrow AirportLHR
London · 54 km from Grays
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 65 km from Grays
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 179 km from Grays
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
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:19 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 08:19 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 07:19 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 11:19 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 12:19 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 01:19 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 12:19 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Swanscombe
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 3 km away
South Ockendon
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Gravesend
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Dartford
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 8 km away
Longfield
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Stanford-le-Hope
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Hartley
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 10 km away
Hornchurch
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 12 km away
Grays bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Grays hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Grays is UTC+01:00.
Grays sits at 51.48°N, 0.33°E in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 89.8K residents (rank #120 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Grays is London, about 32 km away as the crow flies.
Swanscombe is the closest indexed city, roughly 3 km from Grays.
London Stansted Airport (STN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 46 km from Grays.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.