Current Local Time in Colchester, England, United Kingdom

8:43:31 am GMT

Monday, March 23, 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

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°F

Weather

45 °F

Fog.
56 / 38 °F

Tue 24.		57 / 44 °F
Wed 25.		47 / 37 °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

4 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:52 am
↑ 87° East

Sunset

6:14 pm
↑ 273° West

Day length

12 hours, 22 minutes
+4m 1s longer

Moon 23.3%

Rise – 7:11 am

High Tide

High – 3:01 am
High – 3:28 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:50 am
Low – 9:05 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:02 pm
Altitude: 39.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:56 am – 4:38 am
7:28 pm – 8:10 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:38 am – 5:18 am
6:48 pm – 7:28 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:18 am – 5:52 am
6:14 pm – 6:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
1:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
7:17 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

8:43 31 am

Monday, March 23, 2026