Right now, local time in Dortmund is 13:21 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dortmund ranks #1003 worldwide by population and #9 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dortmund — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5149° N, 7.4660° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 588,462 · #1003 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dortmund through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.51° S, 172.53° 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 Dortmund today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 127.9° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Dortmund — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dortmund sits in the Europe/Berlin 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. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Dortmund's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 469 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,516 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.51° N, 7.47° 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 | 04:21 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:21 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:21 | −4h |
| London | 12:21 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:21 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:21 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:21 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:51 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:21 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:21 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:21 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:21 | +10h |
Best time to call Dortmund
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dortmund local time:
Cities sharing Dortmund's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Dortmund
| Paris | 469 km | SW (233°) |
| London | 525 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,026 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,961 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,671 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,808 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,130 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,165 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,260 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,869 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,329 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,516 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Dortmund
- Lindenhorst4 km · 13:21
- Eving4 km · 13:21
- Brünninghausen4 km · 13:21
- Hacheney4 km · 13:21
- Hörde4 km · 13:21
- Deusen4 km · 13:21
- Barop4 km · 13:21
- Hombruch5 km · 13:21
FAQ
What time is it in Dortmund right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dortmund (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dortmund in?
Dortmund runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Dortmund 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 Dortmund today?
Dortmund sees sunrise at 07:26 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dortmund tonight?
The moon phase over Dortmund tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dortmund?
The antipode of Dortmund — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.51° S, 172.53° 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 Dortmund?
Dortmund lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dortmund?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dortmund, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.