Right now, local time in How Wood is 21:29 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
How Wood ranks #86181 worldwide by population and #2335 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 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 7h 47m (winter) – 16h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for How Wood — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.7191° N, 0.3509° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- England
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,300 · #86181 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from How Wood through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.72° S, 179.65° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, 1,037 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in How Wood today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 14:05
- Maghrib
- 16:32
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 118.9° from north (ESE (119°))
Full prayer timetable for How Wood — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
How Wood sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
How Wood's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 28 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,996 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.72° N, 0.35° 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 | 13:29 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:29 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 18:29 | −3h |
| London | 21:29 | same time |
| Paris | 22:29 | +1h |
| Moscow | 00:29 | +3h |
| Dubai | 01:29 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:59 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:29 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 05:29 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 06:29 | +9h |
| Sydney | 08:29 | +11h |
Best time to call How Wood
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in How Wood local time:
Cities sharing How Wood's time zone
Distances from How Wood
| London | 28 km | SSE (147°) |
| Paris | 371 km | SSE (148°) |
| Moscow | 2,504 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 5,490 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,328 km | WNW (297°) |
| Mumbai | 7,211 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,728 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 9,505 km | SW (222°) |
| Tokyo | 9,547 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,623 km | ENE (57°) |
| Singapore | 10,858 km | ENE (78°) |
| Sydney | 16,996 km | ENE (60°) |
Cities near How Wood
- Chiswell Green1 km · 21:29
- Frogmore1 km · 21:29
- Park Street1 km · 21:29
- Bricket Wood2 km · 21:29
- Sopwell3 km · 21:29
- St Albans4 km · 21:29
- Napsbury Park3 km · 21:29
- Cunningham4 km · 21:29
FAQ
What time is it in How Wood right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in How Wood (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is How Wood in?
How Wood runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does How Wood 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 How Wood today?
How Wood sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 16:34 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over How Wood tonight?
The moon phase over How Wood tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of How Wood?
The antipode of How Wood — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.72° S, 179.65° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, roughly 1,037 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is How Wood?
How Wood lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in How Wood?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In How Wood, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.