Right now, local time in Dresden is 16:15 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dresden ranks #1041 worldwide by population and #10 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Day length
- 9h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dresden — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0509° N, 13.7383° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 564,904 · #1041 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dresden through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.05° S, 166.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,103 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dresden today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:11
- Maghrib
- 16:38
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 135.8° from north (SE (136°))
Full prayer timetable for Dresden — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dresden sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Dresden's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 849 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,111 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.05° N, 13.74° 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 | 07:15 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:15 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:15 | −4h |
| London | 15:15 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:15 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:15 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:15 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:45 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:15 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:15 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:15 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:15 | +10h |
Best time to call Dresden
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dresden local time:
Cities sharing Dresden's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Dresden
| Paris | 849 km | WSW (258°) |
| London | 964 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 1,658 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 4,534 km | ESE (113°) |
| Mumbai | 6,233 km | ESE (102°) |
| Chicago | 7,197 km | NW (306°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,789 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 9,023 km | NE (42°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,452 km | NW (322°) |
| Singapore | 9,897 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 10,172 km | SW (233°) |
| Sydney | 16,111 km | ENE (77°) |
Cities near Dresden
- Äußere Neustadt2 km · 16:15
- Friedrichstadt2 km · 16:15
- Albertstadt4 km · 16:15
- Mickten4 km · 16:15
- Löbtau3 km · 16:15
- Blasewitz4 km · 16:15
- Bannewitz7 km · 16:15
- Hellerau7 km · 16:15
FAQ
What time is it in Dresden right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dresden (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dresden in?
Dresden runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Dresden 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 Dresden today?
Dresden sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 16:39 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dresden tonight?
The moon phase over Dresden tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dresden?
The antipode of Dresden — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.05° S, 166.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,103 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dresden?
Dresden lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dresden?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dresden, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.