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Current local time in Aberdeen

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1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026
Calling Code +44
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02:00+1h
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04:00+3hBecomes +4h on 25 Oct
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09:00+8hBecomes +9h on 25 Oct
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10:00+9hBecomes +10h on 4 Oct
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20:00Wed−5hBecomes −4h on 24 Oct
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Sun & moon in Aberdeen today

Sunrise
07:10
Sunset
18:46
Daylight
11.6hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Aberdeen

J7.3 hrsF9.4 hrsM11.7 hrsA14.2 hrsM16.5 hrsJ17.9 hrsJ17.3 hrsA15.3 hrsS12.9 hrsO10.5 hrsN8.1 hrsD6.7 hrs

Working hours in Aberdeen

8h overlap
AberdeenUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Aberdeen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom runs on UTC+1. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. The time difference between Aberdeen and New York is 5 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Aberdeen lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Aberdeen and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Aberdeen lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Aberdeen and Tokyo is 8 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Aberdeen lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Dublin, Edinburgh. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Aberdeen.

Practical information for Aberdeen

Aberdeen (United Kingdom) is home to roughly 200K people. Today brings about 11.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:10, sunset at 18:46. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 57° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Capital

London

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

UTC+1 · Europe/London

Coordinates

57.15°N, 2.09°W

Currency

GBP (£)

Calling Code

+44

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A City Built of Granite

Aberdeen is built almost entirely from local granite, quarried at Rubislaw — a pit about 140 metres deep, once among the largest man-made holes in Europe. The stone contains mica, which makes the city glitter in sunshine.

The clock: Aberdeen keeps GMT and BST at 57° north, and has been the centre of North Sea oil operations since the 1970s — an industry that runs on helicopter schedules rather than office hours.

The sun and the clock in Aberdeen (2026)

Solar noon12:08on UTC+0 standard time
Longest day17h 56m22 June
Shortest day6h 41m22 December
Yearly average12h 20mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise04:1119 June
Latest sunset22:0825 June

Aberdeen lies at 2.1°W. Its time zone, UTC+0, is built around the prime meridian (0°). The 2.1° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 8 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:08 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 68 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:08.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 17h 56m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 6h 41m. The swing between them is 11h 16m. Close to the Arctic or Antarctic circle, the year swings hard between long light and long dark.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Aberdeen the sun comes up earliest on 19 June at 04:11, while the latest sunset waits until 25 June at 22:08. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Aberdeen that civil twilight runs about 38 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 69 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Aberdeen?

The official timezone for Aberdeen, United Kingdom is Europe/London with a current UTC offset of UTC+1.

What is the population and location of Aberdeen?

Aberdeen has an estimated population of 200K and is located at coordinates 57.15°N, 2.09°W.

How many hours of daylight does Aberdeen get?

Aberdeen gets 17h 56m of daylight on its longest day and 6h 41m on its shortest, averaging 12h 20m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Aberdeen?

Solar noon in Aberdeen falls at about 12:08 on UTC+0 standard time, because the city sits 2.1° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Aberdeen?

A City Built of Granite: Aberdeen is built almost entirely from local granite, quarried at Rubislaw — a pit about 140 metres deep, once among the largest man-made holes in Europe.