Shaftesbury in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.4653, -0.1579
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 5 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shaftesbury, England, United Kingdom
The reading below is the local time in Shaftesbury, England, United Kingdom, taken from the Europe/London 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 7:25 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:44 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
- Nine Elms — 2.3 km
- Balham — 2.5 km
- Wandsworth — 2.5 km
- Knightsbridge — 4.0 km
- Streatham — 4.4 km
- Royal Kensington And Chelsea — 4.8 km
Local time details for Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is served by a set of 1 postal code.
Time in Shaftesbury is measured by Europe/London, at UTC+1. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
In Shaftesbury, first light arrives at 7:25 AM and the sun goes down at 6:10 PM. The day holds 10 h 45 min of light.
Nine Elms and Balham sit close to Shaftesbury and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Shaftesbury?
- The applicable time zone information is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Shaftesbury?
- Daylight saving time in Shaftesbury: Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Shaftesbury?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:25 AM.