Right now, local time in Thurso is 01:58 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thurso ranks #54668 worldwide by population and #1530 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Day length
- 9h 01m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 6h 18m (winter) – 18h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thurso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 58.5927° N, 3.5259° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 7,390 · #54668 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thurso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 58.59° S, 176.47° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Papatowai, New Zealand, 1,417 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thurso today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 13:56
- Maghrib
- 16:27
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 121.2° from north (ESE (121°))
Full prayer timetable for Thurso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thurso sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Thurso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 816 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,691 km off. Its position on the globe is 58.59° N, 3.53° 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 | 18:58 | −7h |
| Chicago | 20:58 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 22:58 | −3h |
| London | 01:58 | same time |
| Paris | 02:58 | +1h |
| Moscow | 04:58 | +3h |
| Dubai | 05:58 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 07:28 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:58 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 09:58 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 10:58 | +9h |
| Sydney | 12:58 | +11h |
Best time to call Thurso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thurso local time:
Cities sharing Thurso's time zone
Distances from Thurso
| London | 816 km | SSE (163°) |
| Paris | 1,148 km | SSE (158°) |
| Moscow | 2,460 km | E (79°) |
| Chicago | 5,831 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 5,843 km | ESE (103°) |
| Mumbai | 7,427 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,084 km | NW (308°) |
| Tokyo | 8,991 km | NNE (30°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,369 km | NE (55°) |
| São Paulo | 9,958 km | SW (219°) |
| Singapore | 10,872 km | ENE (74°) |
| Sydney | 16,691 km | NE (45°) |
Cities near Thurso
FAQ
What time is it in Thurso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thurso (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Thurso in?
Thurso runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Thurso 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 Thurso today?
Thurso sees sunrise at 07:28 and sunset at 16:29 today, giving 9h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thurso tonight?
The moon phase over Thurso tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thurso?
The antipode of Thurso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 58.59° S, 176.47° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Papatowai, New Zealand, roughly 1,417 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thurso?
Thurso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thurso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thurso, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.