Shaftesbury in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.0075, -2.1977
- Population
- 7 314
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 155 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shaftesbury, England, United Kingdom
Check the current local time in Shaftesbury, England, United Kingdom, which sits in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Shaftesbury, United Kingdom
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Shaftesbury
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Shaftesbury.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:59 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Shaftesbury right now
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Shaftesbury and its neighbours
Postal codes
- SP7
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in England
- London 8 961 989
- Birmingham 1 157 603
- Manchester 568 996
- Sheffield 556 500
- Leeds 536 280
- Liverpool 496 770
Other places named Shaftesbury
- Shaftesbury England, United Kingdom
- Shaftesbury Wales, United Kingdom
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Cann — 1.7 km
- Donhead St Mary — 4.5 km
- Semley — 4.8 km
- Fontmell Magna — 5.3 km
- Donhead St Andrew — 5.6 km
- East Stour — 5.7 km
Time and daylight in Shaftesbury
Local clocks in Shaftesbury follow the Europe/London zone, UTC+1. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Shaftesbury greets the sun at 7:33 AM and loses it at 6:19 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 46 min.
The hour in Shaftesbury is the hour in Cann and Donhead St Mary as well.
The register holds 1 postal code for Shaftesbury.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Shaftesbury?
- Shaftesbury observes the Europe/London time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Shaftesbury?
- Daylight saving time in Shaftesbury: Yes.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Shaftesbury.
- The sunset hour is 6:19 PM.