Right now, local time in Castrop-Rauxel is 14:24 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Castrop-Rauxel ranks #8024 worldwide by population and #138 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 9h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Castrop-Rauxel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5566° N, 7.3116° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 77,924 · #8024 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Castrop-Rauxel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.56° S, 172.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 893 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Castrop-Rauxel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 127.8° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Castrop-Rauxel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Castrop-Rauxel sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Castrop-Rauxel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 463 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,524 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.56° N, 7.31° 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 | 06:24 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:24 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:24 | −4h |
| London | 13:24 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:24 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:24 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:24 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:54 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:24 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:24 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:24 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:24 | +10h |
Best time to call Castrop-Rauxel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Castrop-Rauxel local time:
Cities sharing Castrop-Rauxel's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Castrop-Rauxel
| Paris | 463 km | SW (232°) |
| London | 515 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 2,033 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,973 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,682 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,796 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,119 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,173 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,263 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,864 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,339 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,524 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Castrop-Rauxel
- Bövinghausen4 km · 14:24
- Neue Kolonie Westhausen4 km · 14:24
- Westrich5 km · 14:24
- Oestrich4 km · 14:24
- Harpen7 km · 14:24
- Kirchlinde5 km · 14:24
- Westerfilde5 km · 14:24
- Lütgendortmund7 km · 14:24
FAQ
What time is it in Castrop-Rauxel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Castrop-Rauxel (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Castrop-Rauxel in?
Castrop-Rauxel runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Castrop-Rauxel 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 Castrop-Rauxel today?
Castrop-Rauxel sees sunrise at 07:21 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 9h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Castrop-Rauxel tonight?
The moon phase over Castrop-Rauxel tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Castrop-Rauxel?
The antipode of Castrop-Rauxel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.56° S, 172.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 893 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Castrop-Rauxel?
Castrop-Rauxel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Castrop-Rauxel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Castrop-Rauxel, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.