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Time now in Glasgow
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
59
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
40.65, -80.51
Time difference from Glasgow
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About the time in Glasgow
Glasgow sits at latitude 40.65, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Glasgow runs on America/New_York, 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.
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Glasgow
- Which time zone is Glasgow in?
- Glasgow uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- When do the sun rise and set in Glasgow today?
- Sunrise is at 06:40 and sunset at 08:09, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Glasgow in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Glasgow runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Glasgow right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Glasgow, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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