Right now, local time in Dessau is 14:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dessau ranks #9207 worldwide by population and #158 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 7h 46m (winter) – 16h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dessau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.8386° N, 12.2455° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 67,747 · #9207 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dessau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.84° S, 167.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,094 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dessau today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 14:14
- Maghrib
- 16:41
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 134.5° from north (SE (134°))
Full prayer timetable for Dessau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dessau 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.
Dessau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 775 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,191 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.84° N, 12.25° 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 | 05:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −4h |
| London | 13:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Dessau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dessau local time:
Cities sharing Dessau's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Dessau
| Paris | 775 km | WSW (249°) |
| London | 853 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 1,712 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,664 km | ESE (113°) |
| Mumbai | 6,351 km | E (101°) |
| Chicago | 7,062 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,851 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 9,025 km | NE (41°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,319 km | NW (321°) |
| Singapore | 9,998 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 10,144 km | SW (232°) |
| Sydney | 16,191 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Dessau
FAQ
What time is it in Dessau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dessau (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dessau in?
Dessau runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Dessau 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 Dessau today?
Dessau sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 16:43 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dessau tonight?
The moon phase over Dessau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dessau?
The antipode of Dessau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.84° S, 167.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,094 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dessau?
Dessau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dessau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dessau, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.