Current time in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom 

Current time in Edinburgh now, United Kingdom

Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026, Week 08, GMT

LocationEdinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
Location Lat/Long55.953 / -3.189
Country NameUnited Kingdom
Native NameUnited Kingdom
Capital CityLondon
RegionEurope
SubregionNorthern Europe
Country FlagGB
Country Flag UnicodeU+1F1EC U+1F1E7
CurrencyGBP
Currency Symbol£
Phone Code44
Top Level Domain.uk
Latitude / Longitude54.00000000 / -2.00000000
Country Name Translationsbr: Reino Unido, pt: Reino Unido, nl: Verenigd Koninkrijk, hr: Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, fa: بریتانیای کبیر و ایرلند شمالی, de: Vereinigtes Königreich, es: Reino Unido, fr: Royaume-Uni, ja: イギリス, it: Regno Unito, 
GB

Sunrise

07:30:22

Sunset

17:22:53

Transit

12:26:38

Civil twilight begin

06:52:09

Civil twilight end

18:01:06

Nautical twilight begin

06:08:54

Nautical twilight end

18:44:22

Astronomical twilight begin

05:25:58

Astronomical twilight end

19:27:18

Time Zone in Edinburgh
Current Edinburgh time zone is (BST UTC+1)
Standard time (GMT, UTC0) will start 25 October 2026

Edinburgh is 1 hour behind Paris (+1)
Edinburgh is 9 hours behind Tokyo (+9)
Edinburgh is 3 hours behind Moscow (+3)
Edinburgh is 8 hours behind Shanghai (+8)
Edinburgh is 6 hours ahead Chicago (-6)
Edinburgh is 9 hours behind Seoul (+9)
Edinburgh has same time as London (0)
Edinburgh is 5 hours ahead New York (-5)
Edinburgh is 1 hour behind Munich (+1)
Edinburgh is 4 hours behind Dubai (+4)
Holidays in Edinburgh
  • New Year's Day
    2026-01-01
  • Good Friday
    2026-04-03
  • Early May Bank Holiday
    2026-05-04
  • Spring Bank Holiday
    2026-05-25
  • Christmas Day
    2026-12-25
  • Boxing Day
    2026-12-26
  • Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day
    2026-12-28

Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Edinburgh) on the map

Population: 488050,  Latitude: 55.953, Longitude: -3.189