Right now, local time in Apen is 00:49 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Apen ranks #42407 worldwide by population and #1620 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Day length
- 9h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 7h 31m (winter) – 16h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Apen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.2213° N, 7.8095° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 10,992 · #42407 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Apen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.22° S, 172.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,079 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Apen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 14:26
- Maghrib
- 16:53
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 130.0° from north (SE (130°))
Full prayer timetable for Apen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Apen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Apen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 571 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,426 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.22° N, 7.81° 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 | 15:49 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:49 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:49 | −4h |
| London | 23:49 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:49 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:49 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:49 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 05:19 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:49 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:49 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:49 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:49 | +10h |
Best time to call Apen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Apen local time:
Cities sharing Apen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Apen
| London | 571 km | WSW (254°) |
| Paris | 617 km | SW (220°) |
| Moscow | 1,931 km | ENE (70°) |
| Dubai | 4,999 km | ESE (109°) |
| Mumbai | 6,673 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,727 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,006 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,060 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 9,096 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 10,013 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,287 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,426 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Apen
- Barßel7 km · 00:49
- Westerstede9 km · 00:49
- Detern10 km · 00:49
- Filsum12 km · 00:49
- Bad Zwischenahn14 km · 00:49
- Edewecht16 km · 00:49
- Friesoythe23 km · 00:49
- Wiesmoor22 km · 00:49
FAQ
What time is it in Apen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Apen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Apen in?
Apen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Apen 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 Apen today?
Apen sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 16:55 today, giving 9h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Apen tonight?
The moon phase over Apen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Apen?
The antipode of Apen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.22° S, 172.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,079 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Apen?
Apen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Apen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Apen, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.