Right now, local time in Barcelona is 23:06 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Barcelona ranks #278 worldwide by population and #2 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid 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 36m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 10h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:36
- Daylight range
- 9h 11m (winter) – 15h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Barcelona — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Barcelona through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.39° S, 177.84° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Waitangi, New Zealand, about 304 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:51 GMT+13:45 (Pacific/Chatham)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Barcelona today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:47
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:36
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 110.5° from north (ESE (111°))
Full prayer timetable for Barcelona — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Barcelona sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Barcelona sits at just 15 m above sea level. Barcelona's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 831 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,182 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.39° N, 2.16° 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 | 15:06 | −8h |
| Chicago | 17:06 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 19:06 | −4h |
| London | 22:06 | −1h |
| Paris | 23:06 | same time |
| Moscow | 01:06 | +2h |
| Dubai | 02:06 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 03:36 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:06 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 06:06 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 07:06 | +8h |
| Sydney | 09:06 | +10h |
Best time to call Barcelona
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Barcelona local time:
Cities sharing Barcelona's time zone
Distances from Barcelona
| Paris | 831 km | N (1°) |
| London | 1,139 km | N (352°) |
| Moscow | 3,011 km | NE (46°) |
| Dubai | 5,164 km | E (93°) |
| Mumbai | 7,035 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 7,081 km | NW (304°) |
| São Paulo | 8,796 km | SW (225°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,653 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,065 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 10,414 km | NNE (33°) |
| Singapore | 10,877 km | E (81°) |
| Sydney | 17,182 km | E (83°) |
Cities near Barcelona
- Eixample0 km · 23:06
- l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample0 km · 23:06
- Sant Antoni1 km · 23:06
- Dreta de l'Eixample1 km · 23:06
- la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample1 km · 23:06
- el Raval1 km · 23:06
- Gràcia2 km · 23:06
- la Vila de Gràcia2 km · 23:06
FAQ
What time is it in Barcelona right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Barcelona (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Barcelona in?
Barcelona runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Barcelona 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 Barcelona today?
Barcelona sees sunrise at 07:21 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 10h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Barcelona tonight?
The moon phase over Barcelona tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Barcelona?
The antipode of Barcelona — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.39° S, 177.84° W. It falls on land, near Waitangi, New Zealand, about 304 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Barcelona?
Barcelona sits at about 15 m above sea level, higher than roughly 11% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Barcelona?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Barcelona, clocks run about 36 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.