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Time Zone in London, England, United Kingdom in 1950

8:49:25 am GMT

Friday, March 29, 2024

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Current: GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
Next Change: BST — British Summer Time
Current Offset: No UTC/GMT offset
Difference: 4 hours ahead of Washington DC
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1950 Time Zones - London

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The graph above illustrates clock changes in London during 1950.

London in GMT Time Zone

London uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) during standard time and British Summer Time (BST) during Daylight Saving Time (DST), or summer time.

The Difference between GMT and UTC

In practice, GMT and UTC share the same time on a clock, which can cause them to be interchanged or confused. However, there is an essential difference between the two:

  • UTC is a time standard that forms the base of time zones worldwide and is not used as a time zone in any country. Time zones are defined by their offsets from UTC. Since GMT has a UTC offset of zero, there is no time difference between the two.
  • GMT is a time zone used in the UK and other European and African countries.

A source of confusion is that GMT used to be the world's time standard before UTC was introduced. Until 1972, time zones were defined by their offset from GMT based on mean solar time at the prime meridian in Greenwich near London.

What About BST?

During Daylight Saving Time, clocks in the United Kingdom are set forward one hour to British Summer Time (BST). The UK is the only country that observes BST in the summer. Some other countries, such as Ireland, observe the same local time, but under a different name.

Time Changes in London Over the Years

Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDate & TimeAbbreviationTime ChangeOffset After
1950Sun, Apr 16 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 22 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1951Sun, Apr 15 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 21 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1952Sun, Apr 20 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 26 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1953Sun, Apr 19 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 4 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1954Sun, Apr 11 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 3 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1955Sun, Apr 17 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 2 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1956Sun, Apr 22 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 7 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1957Sun, Apr 14 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 6 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1958Sun, Apr 20 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 5 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
1959Sun, Apr 19 at 2:00 amGMTBST+1 hour (DST start)UTC+1h
 Sun, Oct 4 at 3:00 amBSTGMT-1 hour (DST end)UTC
* All times are local London time.

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