Right now, local time in Balmedie is 23:36 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Balmedie ranks #98870 worldwide by population and #2646 in United Kingdom.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/London GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Day length
- 9h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 6h 39m (winter) – 17h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balmedie — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 57.2505° N, 2.0616° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,520 · #98870 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Balmedie through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 57.25° S, 177.94° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, 1,362 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Balmedie today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 13:57
- Maghrib
- 16:28
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 121.8° from north (ESE (122°))
Full prayer timetable for Balmedie — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Balmedie sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Balmedie's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 650 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,729 km off. Its position on the globe is 57.25° N, 2.06° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 16:36 | −7h |
| Chicago | 18:36 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 20:36 | −3h |
| London | 23:36 | same time |
| Paris | 00:36 | +1h |
| Moscow | 02:36 | +3h |
| Dubai | 03:36 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 05:06 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:36 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 07:36 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 08:36 | +9h |
| Sydney | 10:36 | +11h |
Best time to call Balmedie
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balmedie local time:
Cities sharing Balmedie's time zone
Distances from Balmedie
| London | 650 km | SSE (168°) |
| Paris | 978 km | SSE (161°) |
| Moscow | 2,406 km | ENE (77°) |
| Dubai | 5,725 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 5,967 km | WNW (293°) |
| Mumbai | 7,336 km | E (92°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,245 km | NW (309°) |
| Tokyo | 9,077 km | NNE (31°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,381 km | ENE (56°) |
| São Paulo | 9,898 km | SW (220°) |
| Singapore | 10,826 km | ENE (76°) |
| Sydney | 16,729 km | NE (49°) |
Cities near Balmedie
FAQ
What time is it in Balmedie right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balmedie (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Balmedie in?
Balmedie runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Balmedie observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Balmedie today?
Balmedie sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 16:30 today, giving 9h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Balmedie tonight?
The moon phase over Balmedie tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Balmedie?
The antipode of Balmedie — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 57.25° S, 177.94° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, roughly 1,362 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Balmedie?
Balmedie lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Balmedie?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balmedie, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.