BST
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BST (British Summer Time) is the daylight saving time observed in the United Kingdom, set one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1) during the summer months.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BST canonical | 55 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daylight saving time
ⓘ
time standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | British Summer Time ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil timekeeping in the United Kingdom during summer ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Central European Summer Time (as a neighboring DST system) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endLocalTimeEffect | clocks move back from 02:00 to 01:00 local time ⓘ |
| endRule | ends at 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in October ⓘ |
| fullName | British Summer Time ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Summer Time Act 1916
ⓘ
subsequent UK daylight saving legislation ⓘ |
| hasOppositeTime |
Greenwich Mean Time
ⓘ
standard time in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| implementedAs |
clock set one hour ahead of GMT
ⓘ
clock set one hour ahead of UTC ⓘ |
| introduced | 1916 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| isDaylightSavingTimeFor | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally defined time in the United Kingdom during summer ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Channel Islands
ⓘ
Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| partOfTimeZone |
Western European Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Western European Time zone
|
| purpose |
better use of evening daylight
ⓘ
energy saving ⓘ |
| regionCode | Europe/London ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Coordinated Universal Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ daylight saving time in Europe ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| startLocalTimeEffect | clocks move forward from 01:00 to 02:00 local time ⓘ |
| startRule | begins at 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March ⓘ |
| timeCategory | summer time ⓘ |
| timeNotation |
GMT+1
ⓘ
UTC+1 ⓘ |
| timeOffsetFromGMT | +01:00 ⓘ |
| timeOffsetFromUTC | +01:00 ⓘ |
| typicalObservationPeriod | from late March to late October ⓘ |
| usedBy |
UK broadcasters in summer scheduling
ⓘ
UK transport timetables in summer ⓘ |
| usedFor | civil, commercial, and legal time in the UK during summer ⓘ |
| usedWithStandardTime |
GMT
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Godalming
subject surface form:
Bournemouth