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4:30 pm16:30 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 1, 2026 = 11:30 am11:30 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026 = 8:30 am08:30 PST (UTC-8), Nov 1, 2026 = 12:30 am00:30 CST (UTC+8), Nov 2, 2026 = 4:30 pm16:30 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 1, 2026

London is 5 hours ahead of New York City. London is 8 hours ahead of San Francisco. London is 8 hours behind Taipei. London and UTC have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

London to New York City

For most of the year, London is 5 hours ahead of New York City. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, London is 4 hours ahead of New York City.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in New York City.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in New York City.

London to San Francisco

For most of the year, London is 8 hours ahead of San Francisco. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, London is 7 hours ahead of San Francisco.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in San Francisco. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in San Francisco.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in San Francisco. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in San Francisco.

London to Taipei

For most of the year, London is 7 hours behind Taipei. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, London is 8 hours behind Taipei.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Taipei. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Taipei.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Taipei. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Taipei.

London to UTC

For most of the year, London is 1 hour ahead of UTC. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, London and UTC have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in London correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in London correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC.

Compare London time with New York City, San Francisco, Taipei, and UTC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is 5 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time). GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is 8 hours ahead of PST (Pacific Standard Time). GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is 8 hours behind CST (Taiwan Standard Time). GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and Coordinated Universal Time have the same local time.
4:30 pm16:30 in London, United Kingdom is 11:30 am11:30 in New York City, NY, USA and is 8:30 am08:30 in San Francisco, CA, USA and is 12:30 am00:30 in Taipei, Taiwan and is 4:30 pm16:30 in UTC

London to New York City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in London which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in New York City
London to San Francisco call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in London which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in San Francisco
London to Taipei call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in London which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in Taipei
London to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in London which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in UTC

4:30 pm16:30 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
11:30 am11:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (San Francisco, CA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
12:30 am00:30 CST (Taiwan Standard Time) (Taipei, Taiwan). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
4:30 pm16:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

4:30 pm16:30 London, United Kingdom / 11:30 am11:30 New York City, NY, USA / 8:30 am08:30 San Francisco, CA, USA / 12:30 am00:30 Taipei, Taiwan / 4:30 pm16:30 UTC

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Hourly time comparison
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20:00 previous day EDT UTC-417:00 previous day PDT UTC-708:0000:00
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London Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (now)
BST – British Summer Time, UTC+1 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (BST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (GMT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
8,961,989
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44
More About London
Current Time in the United Kingdom

New York City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

New York City Facts

Country
USA
State
New York
Alternative Names
Aebura, Bandar Raya New York, Big Apple, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, City of New York, Eabhraig Nuadh, Efrog Newydd, Evrek Nowydh, Ga-no-no, Kanon:no, Kanono, Kanón:no, Kota New York, Lungsod ng New York, N'ju-Jork, NY, NYC, Nea Yorke, Nei Yarrick Schtadt, Neu Amsterdam, Neu Jorck, New Amsterdam, New Orange, New Yorc, New York, New York City, New York Stad, New York borg, New York kenti, New York-borg, New Yorke, New Yorku, Niujorkas, Nju Jork, Njujork, Nouvelle Yorck, Nouvieau York, Nov-Jorko, Nova Amsterda, Nova Iorque, Nova York, Nova-York, Novjorko, Novum Eboracum, Nowy Jork, Nua-Eabhrac, Nueva York, Nujorka, Nyja Jorvik, Nyu York Shehiri, Nòva York, Nýja Jórvík, Thanh pho New York, The Big Apple, Thành phố New York, York Berri, manhattan, n'yuyorka, ni'u iyarka siti, niu yue, niu yue shi, niyuyark nakaram, nkhr niwyxrk, nyuyog, nyuyog si, nyuyoku, nyw ywrq, nywywrk, Ņujorka, Νέα Υόρκη, Њу Јорк, Њујорк, Нью-Ёрк, Нью-Йорк, Ню Йорк, ניו יארק, ניו יורק, ניו־יאָרק, نيويورك, نیویارک شہر, نیویورک, न्यूयॉर्क, নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটি, நியூயார்க் நகரம், นครนิวยอร์ก, ნიუ-იორკი, ニューヨーク, マンハッタン, 紐約市, 纽约, 뉴욕, 뉴욕 시
Population
8,804,190
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 42' N Latitude / 74° 00' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About New York City

San Francisco Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (now)
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

San Francisco Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Franciscopolis, Frisco, Kapalakiko, Khiu-kim-san, Khiu-kîm-sân, Lungsod ng San Francisco, New Albion, SF, SFO, San Francisco, San Franciscu, San Francisko, San Fransisco, San Fransiskas, San Fransisko, San Frantzisko, San Phransisko, San-Francisko, San-Francyska, San-Fransisko, Sanfrancisko, Sao Francisco, São Francisco, Yerba Buena, can pirancisko, jiu jin shan, saenpeulan, saenpeulansiseuko, saina pharansisako, saina phransisko, san f ran si s ko, san fan shi, san fransskw, san fransyskw, san fransyskۆ, san phransisko, sana phransisako ka'unti, sana phransisko, sanfuranshisuko, sena phransisko, sn prnsysqw, syana phransisko, Σαν Φρανσίσκο, Сан Франсиско, Сан Франциско, Сан-Франциско, Сан-Францыска, Сан-Франціско, Սան Ֆրանցիսկո, סאן פראנציסקא, סן פרנסיסקו, سان فرانسسکو, سان فرانسيسكو, سان فرانسیسکو, سان فرانسیسکۆ, सॅन फ्रान्सिस्को, सैन फ्रांसिस्को, स्यान फ्रान्सिस्को, সান ফ্রান্সিসকো কাউন্টি, সান ফ্রান্সিস্কো, ਸੈਨ ਫਰਾਂਸਿਸਕੋ, சான் பிரான்சிஸ்கோ, శాన్ ఫ్రాన్సిస్కో, സാൻ ഫ്രാൻസിസ്കോ, සැන් ෆ්‍රැන්සිස්කෝ, ซานฟรานซิสโก, སན་ཧྥུ་རན་སིས་ཁོ, ဆန်ဖရန်စစ္စကိုမြို့, სან-ფრანცისკო, サンフランシスコ, 三藩市, 旧金山, 舊金山, 샌프란, 샌프란시스코
Population
827,526
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 46' N Latitude / 122° 25' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Taipei Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – Taiwan Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Taipei Facts

Country
Taiwan
Alternative Names
GJai Bac, Kota Taipei, Pan Kiao, Pan-ch'iao, Pan-ch'iao-chen, Pan-ch'iao-chieh, Pan-ch’iao, Pan-ch’iao-chen, Pan-ch’iao-chieh, T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei Shih, T'ai-pei-hsien, TPE, Taibei Shi, Taibei Shih, Taibejus, Taibėjus, Taipe, Taipeh, Taipei, Taipeium, Taipejus, Taipé, Taipéi, Taipėjus, Tajbehj, Tajpej, Tajpeo, Tayipeh, Tayipèh, Tchaj-pej, T’ai-pei, T’ai-pei Shih, T’ai-pei-hsien, ta'ipe, ta'ipe'i, tai bei, tai bei shi, taibei, taibei si, taipei, taippei, thipe, Đài Bắc, Ταϊπέι, Тайбэй, Тайпей, Тајпеј, טאיפי, טאיפיי, تەيبېي, ताइपे, টাইপেই, ไทเป, ཐའེ་པེ, ታይፔ, 台北, 台北市, 臺北市, 타이베이, 타이베이 시, 타이뻬이, 타이페이
Population
7,871,900
Currency
Dollar (TWD)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 02' N Latitude / 121° 31' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+886

Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC−1.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone