Right now, local time in Altenkirchen is 17:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Altenkirchen ranks #127919 worldwide by population and #6491 in Germany.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 9h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 8h 09m (winter) – 16h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Altenkirchen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.4431° N, 7.3208° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 1,410 · #127919 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Altenkirchen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.44° S, 172.68° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 678 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Altenkirchen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 125.7° from north (SE (126°))
Full prayer timetable for Altenkirchen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Altenkirchen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Altenkirchen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 367 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,598 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.44° N, 7.32° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:09 | −8h |
| Chicago | 11:09 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 13:09 | −4h |
| London | 16:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 17:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 19:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 20:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 00:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 01:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 03:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Altenkirchen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Altenkirchen local time:
Cities sharing Altenkirchen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Altenkirchen
| Paris | 367 km | W (262°) |
| London | 575 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 2,143 km | ENE (59°) |
| Dubai | 4,906 km | ESE (105°) |
| Mumbai | 6,656 km | E (96°) |
| Chicago | 6,923 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,278 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,292 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 9,450 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,707 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,362 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,598 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Altenkirchen
- Brücken3 km · 17:09
- Herschweiler-Pettersheim5 km · 17:09
- Waldmohr7 km · 17:09
- Schönenberg-Kübelberg5 km · 17:09
- Gries6 km · 17:09
- Pfeffelbach11 km · 17:09
- Bexbach12 km · 17:09
- Homburg13 km · 17:09
FAQ
What time is it in Altenkirchen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Altenkirchen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Altenkirchen in?
Altenkirchen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Altenkirchen observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Altenkirchen today?
Altenkirchen sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 9h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Altenkirchen tonight?
The moon phase over Altenkirchen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Altenkirchen?
The antipode of Altenkirchen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.44° S, 172.68° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 678 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Altenkirchen?
Altenkirchen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Altenkirchen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Altenkirchen, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.