Right now, local time in Drochtersen is 18:31 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Drochtersen ranks #39104 worldwide by population and #1408 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Day length
- 9h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 7h 26m (winter) – 17h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Drochtersen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.7101° N, 9.3846° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 12,364 · #39104 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Drochtersen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.71° S, 170.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,168 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Drochtersen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 14:19
- Maghrib
- 16:47
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 132.4° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Drochtersen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Drochtersen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Drochtersen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 687 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,309 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.71° N, 9.38° 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 | 09:31 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:31 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:31 | −4h |
| London | 17:31 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:31 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:31 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:31 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:01 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:31 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:31 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:31 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:31 | +10h |
Best time to call Drochtersen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Drochtersen local time:
Cities sharing Drochtersen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Drochtersen
| London | 687 km | WSW (253°) |
| Paris | 727 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 1,814 km | ENE (71°) |
| Dubai | 4,920 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 6,579 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,787 km | WNW (302°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,943 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 8,988 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,036 km | NW (318°) |
| São Paulo | 10,127 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,178 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,309 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Drochtersen
- Glückstadt9 km · 18:31
- Hammah10 km · 18:31
- Kollmar7 km · 18:31
- Wischhafen9 km · 18:31
- Himmelpforten12 km · 18:31
- Herzhorn11 km · 18:31
- Wewelsfleth15 km · 18:31
- Hansestadt Stade14 km · 18:31
FAQ
What time is it in Drochtersen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Drochtersen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Drochtersen in?
Drochtersen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Drochtersen 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 Drochtersen today?
Drochtersen sees sunrise at 07:24 and sunset at 16:49 today, giving 9h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Drochtersen tonight?
The moon phase over Drochtersen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Drochtersen?
The antipode of Drochtersen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.71° S, 170.62° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,168 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Drochtersen?
Drochtersen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Drochtersen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Drochtersen, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.