What is the time in Orlando now?

[Melcatfish]

I am in the UK and I was looking up the time difference. Some places say FL is 5 hours behind the UK and some say 4 hours. Which is it please?

Mel
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[helenabear]

It's currently 4:52 PM EDT in Orlando

Would you be reading about the differences between Orlando and GMT as well? I know right now it is 4 hours difference from GMT but in the fall it will go back to 5

 

[jimmiej]

Five hours.

 

[Melcatfish]

If it is 4:52 there you are 5 hours behind at the moment - I got really confused with DST and GMT and then of course I realised we are on British Summer Time (BST) not GMT ...

AAAAAAaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!

Thanks for your help, just trying to work out what time we will land on Monday!

Mel
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[Laura]

Yes, it is five hours behind. The US will switch back to Standard Time October 31, the same day the UK switches back to GMT. So the difference still will remain five hours.

I was in the UK in 1995, and the US and the UK were a week apart in their fall time changes. I forget which country switched time first, but it was confusing for my father who called me at the same time every week. I think the EU changed all that and now the UK changes time with the USA.

 

[liznboys]

It's 6:44pm there now, the same time is it here in Maryland. I love living in the same time zone as Disney World! LOL