Right now, local time in Bielefeld is 13:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bielefeld ranks #1819 worldwide by population and #19 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
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 7h 44m (winter) – 16h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bielefeld — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.0333° N, 8.5333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 331,906 · #1819 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bielefeld through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.03° S, 171.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 974 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bielefeld today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:30
- Maghrib
- 16:58
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 129.8° from north (SE (130°))
Full prayer timetable for Bielefeld — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bielefeld sits in the Europe/Berlin 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 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Bielefeld's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 562 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,427 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.03° N, 8.53° 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 | 04:32 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:32 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:32 | −4h |
| London | 12:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Bielefeld
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bielefeld local time:
Cities sharing Bielefeld's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Bielefeld
| Paris | 562 km | SW (234°) |
| London | 599 km | W (268°) |
| Moscow | 1,935 km | ENE (66°) |
| Dubai | 4,909 km | ESE (109°) |
| Mumbai | 6,606 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,839 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,074 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,137 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,170 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,962 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,250 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,427 km | ENE (71°) |
Cities near Bielefeld
- Milse6 km · 13:32
- Friedrichsdorf11 km · 13:32
- Enger12 km · 13:32
- Spenge12 km · 13:32
- Werther9 km · 13:32
- Steinhagen10 km · 13:32
- Verl17 km · 13:32
- Oerlinghausen12 km · 13:32
FAQ
What time is it in Bielefeld right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bielefeld (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bielefeld in?
Bielefeld runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bielefeld 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 Bielefeld today?
Bielefeld sees sunrise at 07:21 and sunset at 16:59 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bielefeld tonight?
The moon phase over Bielefeld tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bielefeld?
The antipode of Bielefeld — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.03° S, 171.47° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 974 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bielefeld?
Bielefeld lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bielefeld?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bielefeld, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.