Right now, local time in Cuxhaven is 16:31 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cuxhaven ranks #11759 worldwide by population and #218 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 9h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 7h 24m (winter) – 17h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cuxhaven — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.8683° N, 8.6990° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 52,677 · #11759 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cuxhaven through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.87° S, 171.30° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,167 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cuxhaven today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:22
- Maghrib
- 16:50
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 131.7° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Cuxhaven — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cuxhaven sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Cuxhaven's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 650 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,345 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.87° N, 8.70° 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 | 07:31 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:31 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:31 | −4h |
| London | 15:31 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:31 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:31 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:31 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:01 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:31 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:31 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:31 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:31 | +10h |
Best time to call Cuxhaven
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cuxhaven local time:
Cities sharing Cuxhaven's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Cuxhaven
| London | 650 km | WSW (250°) |
| Paris | 710 km | SW (221°) |
| Moscow | 1,851 km | ENE (72°) |
| Dubai | 4,968 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 6,626 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 6,739 km | WNW (302°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,976 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,993 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,003 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 10,104 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,222 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,345 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Cuxhaven
- Nordholz11 km · 16:31
- Nordleda14 km · 16:31
- Midlum16 km · 16:31
- Wanna16 km · 16:31
- Otterndorf15 km · 16:31
- Dorum22 km · 16:31
- Friedrichskoog20 km · 16:31
- Ihlienworth20 km · 16:31
FAQ
What time is it in Cuxhaven right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cuxhaven (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cuxhaven in?
Cuxhaven runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Cuxhaven 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 Cuxhaven today?
Cuxhaven sees sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 9h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cuxhaven tonight?
The moon phase over Cuxhaven tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cuxhaven?
The antipode of Cuxhaven — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.87° S, 171.30° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,167 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cuxhaven?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cuxhaven, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.