Right now, local time in Barnard Castle is 23:19 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Barnard Castle ranks #56328 worldwide by population and #1569 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Day length
- 9h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 7h 16m (winter) – 17h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Barnard Castle — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 54.5415° N, 1.9190° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- England
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 7,040 · #56328 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Barnard Castle through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 54.54° S, 178.08° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, 1,100 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Barnard Castle today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 14:02
- Maghrib
- 16:30
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 119.7° from north (ESE (120°))
Full prayer timetable for Barnard Castle — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Barnard Castle sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Barnard Castle's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 358 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,911 km off. Its position on the globe is 54.54° N, 1.92° 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 | 15:19 | −8h |
| Chicago | 17:19 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 20:19 | −3h |
| London | 23:19 | same time |
| Paris | 00:19 | +1h |
| Moscow | 02:19 | +3h |
| Dubai | 03:19 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 04:49 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:19 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 07:19 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 08:19 | +9h |
| Sydney | 10:19 | +11h |
Best time to call Barnard Castle
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Barnard Castle local time:
Cities sharing Barnard Castle's time zone
Distances from Barnard Castle
| London | 358 km | SSE (160°) |
| Paris | 697 km | SSE (153°) |
| Moscow | 2,482 km | ENE (71°) |
| Dubai | 5,652 km | ESE (101°) |
| Chicago | 6,096 km | WNW (295°) |
| Mumbai | 7,320 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,444 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 9,332 km | NNE (30°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,540 km | ENE (56°) |
| São Paulo | 9,673 km | SW (220°) |
| Singapore | 10,890 km | ENE (76°) |
| Sydney | 16,911 km | NE (53°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Barnard Castle right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Barnard Castle (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Barnard Castle in?
Barnard Castle runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Barnard Castle 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 Barnard Castle today?
Barnard Castle sees sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 16:32 today, giving 9h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Barnard Castle tonight?
The moon phase over Barnard Castle tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Barnard Castle?
The antipode of Barnard Castle — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 54.54° S, 178.08° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, roughly 1,100 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Barnard Castle?
Barnard Castle lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Barnard Castle?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Barnard Castle, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.