Greenwich Time Signal (GTS)

Started on

Age

Tuesday February 5, 1924

101

years

months

days

Next birthday in

Basic information

AKA
the pips
Category
others
Country
United Kingdom
Description
mark the precise start of each hour, The first five pips and 1 beep
a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals by many  BBC Radio Stations
Invented by the Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Watson Dyson, introduced in 1924 and have been generated by the BBC since 1990 to mark the precise start of each hour
Many radio broadcasters around the world use the Greenwich Time Signal as a means to mark the start of the hour
Find more information about Greenwich Time Signal GTS on Wikipedia

Half birthday

Next half birthday falls on

Thursday August 6, 2026

It is going to happen in

Age in different time units

Planet Age

How old Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) would be if it was started on a different planet

Mercury

421.5 years

Venus

165.01 years

Mars

53.97 years

Jupiter

8.55 years

Saturn

3.45 years

Celebrate NOW

Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) - Celebrations from his DOB

4 days from now, August 16, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate exactly 890,000 hours
17 days from now, August 29, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 54^th Mars age
21 days from now, September 2, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate exactly 5,300 weeks
44 days from now, September 25, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 422^nd Mercury age
54 days from now, October 5, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate exactly 1220 months
132 days from now, December 22, 2025, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 423^rd Mercury age
177 days from now, February 5, 2026, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 102^nd birthday
220 days from now, March 20, 2026, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 424^th Mercury age
221 days from now, March 21, 2026, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 166^th Venus age
307 days from now, June 16, 2026, Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) celebrate 425^th Mercury age

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