I recently spent a week on London with my family. On August 25, we boarded a boat ride down the River Thames to Greenwich, home of the Royal Observatory. The Royal Observatory is where that imaginary, ...

Get information about the Greenwich Mean Time time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time in all cities/countries belonging to Time zone.

The Royal Observatory was chosen as the marking place for measurements of time and location in ways that are still visible today. The Prime Meridian, zero degrees longitude, is marked by a metal ...

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian and considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the time measured on the Earth's zero degree line of longitude, or meridian. This runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through the Old Royal Observatory ...

In south London, at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, it’s possible to walk up to a metal strip running along the ground in a courtyard and, stepping over it with one foot, straddle the world.

Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is a time scale based on the apparent motion of the “mean” Sun with respect to the meridian through the Old Greenwich Observatory (0° longitude).

The Royal Observatory Greenwich celebrates its 350th anniversary today. Founded by King Charles II on June 22, 1675, the observatory was tasked with solving "the longitude problem," the lack of ...

It's that time of year again when the clocks go forward in the UK. On 30 March, clocks will go forward by one hour, as we change from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST).