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What is UTC in BST?

British Time is the same time

Coordinated Universal Time and British Time are both on UTC+0:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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GMT — British Time

8:00 am

GMT, Sat

Time in the prime meridian
8:28:35 AM
Time in London
8:28:35 AM
Difference
None
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Coordinated Universal Time and British Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027British Time is the same time
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027British Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsBritish Time is the same time

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

Coordinated Universal Time stays on UTC all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

British Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 1:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on BST after that.

UTC to BST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Coordinated Universal Time to British Time.

12:00 am UTC
12:00 am GMT
1:00 am UTC
1:00 am GMT
2:00 am UTC
2:00 am GMT
3:00 am UTC
3:00 am GMT
4:00 am UTC
4:00 am GMT
5:00 am UTC
5:00 am GMT
6:00 am UTC
6:00 am GMT
7:00 am UTC
7:00 am GMT
8:00 am UTC
8:00 am GMT
9:00 am UTC
9:00 am GMT
10:00 am UTC
10:00 am GMT
11:00 am UTC
11:00 am GMT
12:00 pm UTC
12:00 pm GMT
1:00 pm UTC
1:00 pm GMT
2:00 pm UTC
2:00 pm GMT
3:00 pm UTC
3:00 pm GMT
4:00 pm UTC
4:00 pm GMT
5:00 pm UTC
5:00 pm GMT
6:00 pm UTC
6:00 pm GMT
7:00 pm UTC
7:00 pm GMT
8:00 pm UTC
8:00 pm GMT
9:00 pm UTC
9:00 pm GMT
10:00 pm UTC
10:00 pm GMT
11:00 pm UTC
11:00 pm GMT

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm UTC, which is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm GMT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on BST: it can also mean Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). This page means British Summer Time.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in aviation, computing, and science worldwide. UTC never changes for daylight saving.

British Time (GMT) is used in the whole United Kingdom. In winter the UK is on GMT; from late March to late October it is on BST, an hour ahead.

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