Right now, local time in Braunschweig is 15:15 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Braunschweig ranks #2500 worldwide by population and #36 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Day length
- 9h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 7h 42m (winter) – 16h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Braunschweig — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.2659° N, 10.5267° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 244,715 · #2500 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Braunschweig through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.27° S, 169.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,062 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Braunschweig today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 16:53
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 132.6° from north (SE (133°))
Full prayer timetable for Braunschweig — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Braunschweig sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Braunschweig's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 690 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,290 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.27° N, 10.53° 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 | 07:15 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:15 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:15 | −4h |
| London | 14:15 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:15 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:15 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:15 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:45 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:15 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:15 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:15 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:15 | +10h |
Best time to call Braunschweig
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Braunschweig local time:
Cities sharing Braunschweig's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Braunschweig
| Paris | 690 km | WSW (240°) |
| London | 736 km | W (268°) |
| Moscow | 1,800 km | ENE (67°) |
| Dubai | 4,790 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 6,476 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,938 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,940 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 9,065 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,207 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,082 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,113 km | E (87°) |
| Sydney | 16,290 km | ENE (72°) |
Cities near Braunschweig
- Hagen0 km · 15:15
- Altewiek0 km · 15:15
- Stadtkern1 km · 15:15
- Neustadt1 km · 15:15
- Altes Hochschulviertel1 km · 15:15
- Nordbahnhof1 km · 15:15
- Viewegs Garten1 km · 15:15
- Hohetor1 km · 15:15
FAQ
What time is it in Braunschweig right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Braunschweig (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Braunschweig in?
Braunschweig runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Braunschweig 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 Braunschweig today?
Braunschweig sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 16:55 today, giving 9h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Braunschweig tonight?
The moon phase over Braunschweig tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Braunschweig?
The antipode of Braunschweig — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.27° S, 169.47° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,062 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Braunschweig?
Braunschweig lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Braunschweig?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Braunschweig, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.