Right now, local time in Bensheim is 12:22 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bensheim ranks #14715 worldwide by population and #326 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 9h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 8h 07m (winter) – 16h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bensheim — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.6837° N, 8.6184° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 41,124 · #14715 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bensheim through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.68° S, 171.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 749 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bensheim today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 127.5° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Bensheim — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bensheim sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Bensheim's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 464 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,501 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.68° N, 8.62° 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 | 04:22 | −8h |
| Chicago | 06:22 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 08:22 | −4h |
| London | 11:22 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:22 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:22 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:22 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 16:52 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:22 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:22 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:22 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:22 | +10h |
Best time to call Bensheim
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bensheim local time:
Cities sharing Bensheim's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Bensheim
| Paris | 464 km | W (261°) |
| London | 650 km | WNW (292°) |
| Moscow | 2,049 km | ENE (60°) |
| Dubai | 4,824 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,566 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,987 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,183 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,335 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,372 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,794 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,267 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,501 km | ENE (74°) |
Cities near Bensheim
- Zwingenberg5 km · 12:22
- Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse5 km · 12:22
- Alsbach6 km · 12:22
- Alsbach-Hähnlein6 km · 12:22
- Lorsch5 km · 12:22
- Einhausen5 km · 12:22
- Bickenbach8 km · 12:22
- Laudenbach8 km · 12:22
FAQ
What time is it in Bensheim right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bensheim (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bensheim in?
Bensheim runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bensheim 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 Bensheim today?
Bensheim sees sunrise at 07:13 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 9h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bensheim tonight?
The moon phase over Bensheim tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bensheim?
The antipode of Bensheim — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.68° S, 171.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 749 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bensheim?
Bensheim lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bensheim?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bensheim, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.