Right now, local time in Brechten is 12:47 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Brechten ranks #46285 worldwide by population and #1811 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 9h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Brechten — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5761° N, 7.4674° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 9,635 · #46285 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Brechten through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.58° S, 172.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 899 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Brechten today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 128.0° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Brechten — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Brechten sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Brechten's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 473 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,513 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.58° N, 7.47° 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 | 03:47 | −9h |
| Chicago | 05:47 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 08:47 | −4h |
| London | 11:47 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:47 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:47 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:47 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:17 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:47 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:47 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:47 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:47 | +10h |
Best time to call Brechten
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Brechten local time:
Cities sharing Brechten's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Brechten
| Paris | 473 km | SW (232°) |
| London | 525 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 2,023 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,963 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,672 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,804 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,125 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,162 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,255 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,873 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,328 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,513 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Brechten
- Eving3 km · 12:47
- Holthausen2 km · 12:47
- Lindenhorst3 km · 12:47
- Kirchderne4 km · 12:47
- Deusen4 km · 12:47
- Derne4 km · 12:47
- Dortmund7 km · 12:47
- Hostedde5 km · 12:47
FAQ
What time is it in Brechten right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brechten (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Brechten in?
Brechten runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Brechten 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 Brechten today?
Brechten sees sunrise at 07:26 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 9h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Brechten tonight?
The moon phase over Brechten tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Brechten?
The antipode of Brechten — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.58° S, 172.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 899 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Brechten?
Brechten lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Brechten?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Brechten, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.