Right now, local time in America is 21:23 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
America ranks #138242 worldwide by population and #1454 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam 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 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 7h 50m (winter) – 16h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for America — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.4367° N, 5.9792° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 1,175 · #138242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from America through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.44° S, 174.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 853 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in America today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 126.0° from north (SE (126°))
Full prayer timetable for America — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
America sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
America's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 386 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,615 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.44° N, 5.98° 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 | 12:23 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:23 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:23 | −4h |
| London | 20:23 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:23 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:23 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:23 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:53 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:23 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:23 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:23 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:23 | +10h |
Best time to call America
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in America local time:
Cities sharing America's time zone
Distances from America
| Paris | 386 km | SW (223°) |
| London | 423 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,123 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 5,057 km | ESE (106°) |
| Chicago | 6,725 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,773 km | E (96°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,065 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,261 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,329 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,787 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,432 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,615 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near America
FAQ
What time is it in America right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in America (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is America in?
America runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does America 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 America today?
America sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over America tonight?
The moon phase over America tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of America?
The antipode of America — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.44° S, 174.02° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 853 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is America?
America lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in America?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In America, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.