Right now, local time in Bottrop is 15:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bottrop ranks #5176 worldwide by population and #78 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bottrop — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5239° N, 6.9285° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 119,909 · #5176 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bottrop through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.52° S, 173.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 881 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bottrop today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 127.3° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Bottrop — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bottrop 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.
Bottrop's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 440 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,550 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.52° N, 6.93° 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 | 06:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:34 | −4h |
| London | 14:34 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:34 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:34 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:34 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:04 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:34 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:34 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:34 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:34 | +10h |
Best time to call Bottrop
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bottrop local time:
Cities sharing Bottrop's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Bottrop
| Paris | 440 km | SW (230°) |
| London | 488 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,059 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,997 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,708 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,776 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,104 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,198 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,282 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,842 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,366 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,550 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Bottrop
- Grafenwald5 km · 15:34
- Gladbeck7 km · 15:34
- Oberhausen7 km · 15:34
- Mülheim11 km · 15:34
- Essen9 km · 15:34
- Buer10 km · 15:34
- Dorsten16 km · 15:34
- Gelsenkirchen12 km · 15:34
FAQ
What time is it in Bottrop right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bottrop (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bottrop in?
Bottrop runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bottrop 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 Bottrop today?
Bottrop sees sunrise at 07:28 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bottrop tonight?
The moon phase over Bottrop tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bottrop?
The antipode of Bottrop — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.52° S, 173.07° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 881 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bottrop?
Bottrop lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bottrop?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bottrop, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.