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Strood, Verenigd Koninkrijk
07:52:51 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electoral divisions of the parliament of the United Kingdom
Huidige lokale tijd
07:52:51 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 Strood right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
LGW
London Gatwick Airport · 54 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 07:52:51 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Strood (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
12°C, Clear sky
Feels like 6°C · Humidity 60% · Wind 27 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 Strood local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Gemini 3 Ultra Launch (estimated window)
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keynotedinsdag 19 mei 2026
20 days to go
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inquirywoensdag 20 mei 2026
21 days to go
Population
33.4K
Coordinates
51.39, 0.48
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Strood (rank #389 by population in this dataset) sits at Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00) with roughly 33.4K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Geographically, Strood is at 51.39°N, 0.48°E — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5705 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:33 AM and sets around 08:17 PM in Strood — about 14h 44m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Rochester (2 km from Strood) 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 Strood — 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 Strood.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 02:52 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 11:52 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 10:52 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 02:52 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 03:52 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 04:52 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 03:52 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Rochester
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 2 km away
Chatham
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 4 km away
Gillingham
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Gravesend
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Hartley
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 12 km away
Longfield
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 12 km away
Swanscombe
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 13 km away
Grays
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 14 km away
Strood bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Strood hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Strood is UTC+01:00.
Strood sits at 51.39°N, 0.48°E in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 33.4K residents (rank #389 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Strood is London, about 44 km away as the crow flies.
Rochester is the closest indexed city, roughly 2 km from Strood.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) is the closest curated airport reference, about 54 km from Strood.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries, each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024.
From Strood the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~44 km), Dubai (~5,430 km), New York (~5,614 km), while Sydney sits about 16,963 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Strood sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Rochester (2 km), Chatham (4 km), Gillingham (5 km), Gravesend (9 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Strood — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Strood: 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 Strood: LGW London (54 km), STN London, Essex (57 km), LHR London (66 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.
London Gatwick AirportLGW
London · 54 km from Strood
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Stansted AirportSTN
London, Essex · 57 km from Strood
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Heathrow AirportLHR
London · 66 km from Strood
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 79 km from Strood
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 51m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 193 km from Strood
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 0m
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