Current Time in Leicester, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Lat/Long: 52.64° N, 1.13° W
Country: England
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
IANA Timezone: Europe/London
Timezone: GMT
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: BST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in United Kingdom: GMT
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in United Kingdom: BST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Leicester
Sunrise
in Leicester
↑
4:41 AM
Sunset
in Leicester
↓
9:27 PM
Day Length
16h 46m
Dawn
in Leicester
3:50 AM
Dusk
in Leicester
10:18 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Leicester
Current Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
9.2%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 02:41
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 18:38
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FAQ — Time in Leicester
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 16:49:43 in Leicester, United Kingdom. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Leicester uses Europe/London (GMT) — UTC+00:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/London, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Leicester observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes BST (UTC+01:00). Check the United Kingdom public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Leicester is currently +00:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Leicester's local time, use our time calculator.
In United Kingdom, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the United Kingdom calendar for this year's transition.