Isle of Man · BST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Douglas, Isle of Man runs on UTC+1. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 5-hour difference between Douglas and New York. 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 Douglas lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Douglas 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 Douglas lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Douglas and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Douglas lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Douglas.
Practical Info
Douglas (Isle of Man) is home to roughly 27K people. Today brings about 17.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:48, sunset at 21:54. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 54° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
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Isle of Man
Capital
Douglas 👑
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
BST · Europe/Isle_of_Man
Coordinates
54.15°N, 4.48°W
Currency
IMP (£)
Calling Code
+44
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, Manx
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Isle of Man TT has run on public roads since 1907 over a 60-kilometre course, and more than 260 competitors have died on it — the highest toll of any motorsport event. Lap speeds now average over 220 km/h.
The clock: Douglas keeps UK time. The Manx parliament, Tynwald, claims continuous existence since around 979, which would make it the oldest in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap