UTC Time Now
Coordinated Universal Time · UTC+0
Current UTC time
8:55:40 AM
Thursday, 22 October 2026
The current UTC time is 8:55 AM on Thursday, 22 October 2026. UTC is the world’s time standard and shows the same clock time as GMT; the UK is on British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) right now, so London is one hour ahead of UTC.
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UTC in other time zones now
| City | Time now | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 4:55 AM | UTC−4 |
| Los Angeles, California | 1:55 AM | UTC−7 |
| London, United Kingdom | 9:55 AM | UTC+1 |
| Paris, France | 10:55 AM | UTC+2 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 12:55 PM | UTC+4 |
| Delhi, India | 2:25 PM | UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2:55 PM | UTC+6 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5:55 PM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney, New South Wales | 7:55 PM | UTC+11 |
On UTC+0 right now
Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
On UTC+0 only in winter
Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Morocco, Portugal and United Kingdom use UTC+0 for part of the year and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
Is GMT the same as UTC?
For everyday use, yes — both show the same clock time. Technically UTC is the precise standard kept by atomic clocks (with occasional leap seconds), while GMT is the older time based on the sun at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Time zones are now officially defined as offsets from UTC.
Is the UK always on GMT?
No. The UK uses GMT in winter and British Summer Time (BST, GMT+1) in summer. In 2026 BST runs from 29 March 2026 to 25 October 2026.
Which countries use UTC all year?
Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo keep UTC+0 all year (based on each country's main time zone).
What is UTC in Bangladesh time?
Bangladesh is 6 hours ahead of UTC: when it is 12:00 noon UTC, it is 6:00 PM in Bangladesh.
Time zone rules: IANA Time Zone Database. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.