Right now, local time in Borkum is 00:13 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Borkum ranks #67558 worldwide by population and #2981 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Day length
- 9h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 7h 27m (winter) – 17h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Borkum — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.5809° N, 6.6915° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 5,186 · #67558 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Borkum through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.58° S, 173.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,096 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Borkum today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 14:29
- Maghrib
- 16:57
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 128.9° from north (SE (129°))
Full prayer timetable for Borkum — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Borkum sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 26m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Borkum's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 515 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,479 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.58° N, 6.69° 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 | 15:13 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:13 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:13 | −4h |
| London | 23:13 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:13 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:13 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:13 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:43 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:13 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:13 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:13 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:13 | +10h |
Best time to call Borkum
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Borkum local time:
Cities sharing Borkum's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Borkum
| London | 515 km | WSW (246°) |
| Paris | 606 km | SSW (212°) |
| Moscow | 1,987 km | ENE (71°) |
| Dubai | 5,082 km | ESE (109°) |
| Chicago | 6,643 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,752 km | E (98°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,926 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,108 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,109 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,985 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,356 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,479 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Borkum
- Uithuizermeeden19 km · 00:13
- Uithuizen19 km · 00:13
- Usquert21 km · 00:13
- Warffum23 km · 00:13
- Middelstum26 km · 00:13
- Spijk23 km · 00:13
- Loppersum28 km · 00:13
- Baflo27 km · 00:13
FAQ
What time is it in Borkum right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Borkum (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Borkum in?
Borkum runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Borkum 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 Borkum today?
Borkum sees sunrise at 07:35 and sunset at 17:00 today, giving 9h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Borkum tonight?
The moon phase over Borkum tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Borkum?
The antipode of Borkum — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.58° S, 173.31° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,096 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Borkum?
Borkum lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Borkum?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Borkum, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.