Right now, local time in Copenhagen is 21:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Copenhagen ranks #482 worldwide by population — the largest city in Denmark.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Copenhagen 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 7h 01m (winter) – 17h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Copenhagen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 55.6759° N, 12.5655° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Capital Region
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Population
- 1,153,615 · #482 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Copenhagen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 55.68° S, 167.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,456 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Copenhagen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 14:10
- Maghrib
- 16:41
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 138.2° from north (SE (138°))
Full prayer timetable for Copenhagen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Copenhagen sits in the Europe/Copenhagen 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. As the largest city in Denmark, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Copenhagen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 955 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,041 km off. Its position on the globe is 55.68° N, 12.57° 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 | 13:32 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −4h |
| London | 20:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Copenhagen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Copenhagen local time:
Cities sharing Copenhagen's time zone
Distances from Copenhagen
| London | 955 km | WSW (246°) |
| Paris | 1,026 km | SW (227°) |
| Moscow | 1,561 km | E (79°) |
| Dubai | 4,822 km | ESE (117°) |
| Mumbai | 6,424 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,840 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,668 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 8,690 km | NE (41°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,002 km | NW (321°) |
| Singapore | 9,962 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 10,424 km | SW (232°) |
| Sydney | 16,041 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Copenhagen
- Indre By1 km · 21:32
- Christianshavn2 km · 21:32
- Frederiksberg2 km · 21:32
- Valby3 km · 21:32
- Tårnby6 km · 21:32
- Charlottenlund9 km · 21:32
- Vanløse5 km · 21:32
- Vigerslev5 km · 21:32
FAQ
What time is it in Copenhagen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Copenhagen (Denmark), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Copenhagen in?
Copenhagen runs on the Europe/Copenhagen IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen today?
Copenhagen sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 16:44 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Copenhagen tonight?
The moon phase over Copenhagen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Copenhagen?
The antipode of Copenhagen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 55.68° S, 167.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,456 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Copenhagen?
Copenhagen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Copenhagen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Copenhagen, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.