Current Local Time in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

10:00:29 am GMT

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United Kingdom
Constituent Country:	Scotland (SCT)
Lat/Long:	55°57'N / 3°12'W
Elevation:	87 m
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages:	English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Country Code:	+44

°F

Weather

41 °F

Passing clouds.
47 / 42 °F

Thu 22.		47 / 39 °F
Fri 23.		42 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
No UTC/GMT offset

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

About GMT — Greenwich Mean Time

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Sunrise

8:25 am
↑ 126° Southeast

Sunset

4:22 pm
↑ 234° Southwest

Day length

7 hours, 57 minutes
+3m 25s longer

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 9:36 am
Set – 7:47 pm

High Tide

High – 4:11 am
High – 4:11 pm

Low Tide

Low – 9:45 am
Low – 10:14 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:24 pm
Altitude: 14.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:12 am – 6:56 am
5:52 pm – 6:36 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:56 am – 7:42 am
5:06 pm – 5:52 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:42 am – 8:25 am
4:22 pm – 5:06 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
7:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
4:47 am

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Airports

Edinburgh Airport, EDI
About 7 mi W of Edinburgh
Glasgow International Airport, GLA
About 48 mi W of Edinburgh

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026