Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 57.6495, -3.3184
- Population
- 25 040
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 713 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom
The time in Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom at this very moment is shown below, in the Europe/London zone (+0).
Elgin, United Kingdom
Thursday, 12 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Elgin
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Elgin, Scotland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 4:05 PM Daylight 8 h 14 min Night 15 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 4:49 PM
Weather in Elgin right now
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Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- IV30
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 Scotland
Other places named Elgin
- Elgin Illinois, United States
- Elgin Texas, United States
- Elgin Oklahoma, United States
- Elgin South Carolina, United States
- Elgin Oregon, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Bishopmill — 0.9 km
- Palmerscross — 1.5 km
- Pittendreich — 2.6 km
- Aldroughty — 3.0 km
- Quarrywood — 3.5 km
- Hallowood — 4.1 km
Time and daylight in Elgin
The sun climbs above Elgin at 7:52 AM and dips below at 4:05 PM. Between them sit 8 h 14 min of daylight.
Time in Elgin applies without change in Bishopmill and Palmerscross nearby.
1 postal code divide Elgin.
The name of the time zone in Elgin is Europe/London, and it runs UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Elgin identified?
- The time zone for Elgin is identified as Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Is the hour in Elgin changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Elgin.
- The sunset hour is 4:05 PM.