Reading
England, United Kingdom
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Europe/LondonBST
- Sunrise
- 6:58 am
- Sunset
- 6:51 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 53 minutes234 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 27 days
Daylight saving in Reading
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Reading is on BST, UTC+1: daylight saving time. That is 27 days away.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in London, 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Reading and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 2:13 pm | 14:13 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:13 pm | 15:13 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 4:13 pm | 16:13 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 5:13 pm | 17:13 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 5:13 pm | 17:13 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:13 pm | 18:13 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:13 pm | 23:13 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 12:13 am Mon | 00:13 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 12:13 am Mon | 00:13 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:13 am Mon | 01:13 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:43 am Mon | 02:43 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 5:13 am Mon | 05:13 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 6:13 am Mon | 06:13 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 7:13 am Mon | 07:13 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:13 am Mon | 10:13 | 12 hours ahead |
About Reading
- Population
- 318014
- Coordinates
- 51.456, -0.971
- Region
- England, United Kingdom
- IANA zone
- Europe/London
- Solar noon
- 12:54 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Reading right now?
It is 10:13 pm (22:13 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Reading. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Reading in?
Reading uses the Europe/London time zone, currently BST (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like BST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Reading on daylight saving time right now?
Yes, Reading is currently observing daylight saving time as BST. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Reading?
The next change is on Sunday, 25th October 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+0.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Reading today?
The sun rises at 6:58 am and sets at 6:51 pm today, giving 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight. That is 234 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Reading of Los Angeles?
Reading is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:13 pm in Reading, it is 2:13 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Reading?
Reading is in England, United Kingdom, at 51.46° N, 0.97° W, with a population of about 318,014. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.