Right now, local time in Ripon is 10:57 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ripon ranks #32046 worldwide by population and #796 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day length
- 9h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 7h 21m (winter) – 17h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ripon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 54.1358° N, 1.5283° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- England
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 16,363 · #32046 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ripon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 54.14° S, 178.47° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, 1,076 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ripon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 14:05
- Maghrib
- 16:34
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 119.8° from north (ESE (120°))
Full prayer timetable for Ripon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ripon sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Ripon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 307 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,917 km off. Its position on the globe is 54.14° N, 1.53° 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 | 03:57 | −7h |
| Chicago | 05:57 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 07:57 | −3h |
| London | 10:57 | same time |
| Paris | 11:57 | +1h |
| Moscow | 13:57 | +3h |
| Dubai | 14:57 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 16:27 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:57 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 18:57 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 19:57 | +9h |
| Sydney | 21:57 | +11h |
Best time to call Ripon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ripon local time:
Cities sharing Ripon's time zone
Distances from Ripon
| London | 307 km | SSE (162°) |
| Paris | 645 km | SSE (154°) |
| Moscow | 2,473 km | ENE (70°) |
| Dubai | 5,618 km | ESE (101°) |
| Chicago | 6,138 km | WNW (295°) |
| Mumbai | 7,294 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,493 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 9,357 km | NNE (31°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,544 km | ENE (57°) |
| São Paulo | 9,655 km | SW (221°) |
| Singapore | 10,876 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 16,917 km | NE (54°) |
Cities near Ripon
- Boroughbridge10 km · 10:57
- Knaresborough15 km · 10:57
- Harrogate16 km · 10:57
- Masham13 km · 10:57
- Bedale17 km · 10:57
- Pannal20 km · 10:57
- Spofforth21 km · 10:57
- Thirsk16 km · 10:57
FAQ
What time is it in Ripon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ripon (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ripon in?
Ripon runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Ripon 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 Ripon today?
Ripon sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 16:36 today, giving 9h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ripon tonight?
The moon phase over Ripon tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ripon?
The antipode of Ripon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 54.14° S, 178.47° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, roughly 1,076 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ripon?
Ripon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ripon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ripon, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.