Right now, local time in Potters Bar is 20:18 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Potters Bar ranks #24903 worldwide by population and #577 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 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Day length
- 9h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 7h 48m (winter) – 16h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Potters Bar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.6935° N, 0.1784° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- England
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 22,639 · #24903 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Potters Bar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.69° S, 179.82° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, 1,041 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Potters Bar today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 14:09
- Maghrib
- 16:37
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 119.1° from north (ESE (119°))
Full prayer timetable for Potters Bar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Potters Bar sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Potters Bar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 21 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,987 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.69° N, 0.18° 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 | 13:18 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:18 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:18 | −3h |
| London | 20:18 | same time |
| Paris | 21:18 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:18 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:18 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 01:48 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:18 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:18 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:18 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:18 | +11h |
Best time to call Potters Bar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Potters Bar local time:
Cities sharing Potters Bar's time zone
Distances from Potters Bar
| London | 21 km | S (171°) |
| Paris | 363 km | SSE (149°) |
| Moscow | 2,495 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 5,478 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,340 km | WNW (298°) |
| Mumbai | 7,199 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,739 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 9,510 km | SW (222°) |
| Tokyo | 9,543 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,615 km | ENE (58°) |
| Singapore | 10,847 km | ENE (78°) |
| Sydney | 16,987 km | ENE (60°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Potters Bar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Potters Bar (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Potters Bar in?
Potters Bar runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Potters Bar 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 Potters Bar today?
Potters Bar sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 16:39 today, giving 9h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Potters Bar tonight?
The moon phase over Potters Bar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Potters Bar?
The antipode of Potters Bar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.69° S, 179.82° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, roughly 1,041 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Potters Bar?
Potters Bar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Potters Bar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Potters Bar, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.