Right now, local time in Cottbus is 14:46 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cottbus ranks #7397 worldwide by population and #123 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 7h 47m (winter) – 16h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cottbus — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.7577° N, 14.3289° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Brandenburg
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 84,754 · #7397 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cottbus through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.76° S, 165.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,186 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cottbus today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:06
- Maghrib
- 16:33
- Isha
- 18:21
- Qibla direction
- 137.3° from north (SE (137°))
Full prayer timetable for Cottbus — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cottbus sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Cottbus's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 908 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,054 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.76° N, 14.33° 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 | 05:46 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −4h |
| London | 13:46 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:46 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:46 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +10h |
Best time to call Cottbus
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cottbus local time:
Cities sharing Cottbus's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Cottbus
| Paris | 908 km | WSW (254°) |
| London | 997 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 1,586 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,529 km | ESE (115°) |
| Mumbai | 6,210 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 7,184 km | NW (306°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,722 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 8,937 km | NE (42°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,415 km | NW (322°) |
| Singapore | 9,855 km | E (90°) |
| São Paulo | 10,252 km | SW (233°) |
| Sydney | 16,054 km | ENE (77°) |
Cities near Cottbus
FAQ
What time is it in Cottbus right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cottbus (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cottbus in?
Cottbus runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Cottbus 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 Cottbus today?
Cottbus sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 16:35 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cottbus tonight?
The moon phase over Cottbus tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cottbus?
The antipode of Cottbus — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.76° S, 165.67° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,186 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cottbus?
Cottbus lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cottbus?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cottbus, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.