Douglas, Isle of Man · UTC+1
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Douglas, the Isle of Man’s capital, runs on Europe/Isle_of_Man, which tracks GMT (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer. The transitions follow the same dates as the UK. Despite this, the Isle of Man has its own IANA entry rather than sharing Europe/London. The island is a British Crown Dependency, not part of the United Kingdom, with its own government (Tynwald, one of the oldest parliaments in the world) and its own legislative independence, but it has always followed UK time conventions.
At 54 degrees north, Douglas has meaningful daylight variation. Summer solstice brings sunrise around 4:30am and sunset after 10pm. The famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle races, held in May-June, take advantage of the long late-spring evenings. Riders go out in conditions that would be impossible a few months earlier.
A tax haven running on London’s clock
Douglas is a financial center, with the island’s favorable tax laws attracting international banking and insurance business. The working day in Douglas runs parallel to London’s, aligned by a shared timezone. Morning calls to Frankfurt and Luxembourg are two hours behind; calls to New York are five to six hours behind depending on DST. The Isle of Man’s clock is London’s clock, even if the island itself is not London.
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Questions about time in Douglas
- What timezone is Douglas in?
- Douglas is in Western European Time (WET), using the IANA timezone
Europe/Isle_of_Man. The standard UTC offset is UTC+0 in winter. During daylight saving time (summer), it becomes Western European Summer Time (WEST) at UTC+1. - Does Douglas observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Douglas observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+0 to UTC+1.
- What is the current UTC offset for Douglas?
- Douglas is currently at UTC+1. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Douglas and New York?
- Douglas is currently 5 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Douglas and Los Angeles?
- Douglas is currently 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Douglas and Tokyo?
- Douglas is currently 8 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Douglas transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Douglas?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Douglas is
Europe/Isle_of_Man. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Europe/Isle_of_Man' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Europe/Isle_of_Man')`), or any IANA-compatible library.