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Time now in Edinburgh
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 08:32Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
4,546
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
08:32
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
39.35, -85.97
Time difference from Edinburgh
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Edinburgh right now.
Edinburgh on the map
About the time in Edinburgh
Around 4,546 people live in Edinburgh, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Edinburgh sits at latitude 39.35, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 30m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Edinburgh runs on America/Indiana/Indianapolis, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Edinburgh
- Does Edinburgh change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Edinburgh today?
- Sunrise is at 07:02 and sunset at 08:32, giving 13h 30m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Edinburgh right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Edinburgh, updating every second from America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC −4).
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