Current Local Time in Colchester, England, United Kingdom

5:38:50 am GMT

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Country:	United Kingdom
Constituent Country:	England (ENG)
Lat/Long:	51°53'N / 0°54'E
Elevation:	33 m
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+44

°F

Weather

39 °F

Fog.
48 / 36 °F

Thu 5.		48 / 42 °F
Fri 6.		47 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
No UTC/GMT offset

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:31 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

4:50 pm
↑ 245° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 19 minutes
+3m 29s longer

Moon 93.6%

Set – 8:30 am
Rise – 8:20 pm

High Tide

High – 1:41 am
High – 2:14 pm

Low Tide

Low – 7:47 am
Low – 7:59 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:10 pm
Altitude: 22.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:35 am – 6:14 am
6:06 pm – 6:45 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:55 am
5:26 pm – 6:06 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:55 am – 7:31 am
4:50 pm – 5:26 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
February 1, 2026
10:09 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
February 9, 2026
12:43 pm

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Airports

London Luton Airport, LTN
About 54 mi W of Colchester
London Heathrow Airport, LHR
About 65 mi WSW of Colchester
London Stansted Airport, STN
About 28 mi W of Colchester
London Gatwick Airport, LGW
About 70 mi SW of Colchester

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Colchester

United Kingdom

5:38 50 am

Wednesday, February 4, 2026