Right now, local time in Essen is 21:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Essen ranks #995 worldwide by population and #8 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 9h 60m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 7h 50m (winter) – 16h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Essen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.4566° N, 7.0123° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 593,085 · #995 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Essen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.46° S, 172.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 876 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Essen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 127.3° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Essen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Essen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Essen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 440 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,547 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.46° N, 7.01° 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 | 13:34 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −4h |
| London | 20:34 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:34 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +10h |
Best time to call Essen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Essen local time:
Cities sharing Essen's time zone
Distances from Essen
| Paris | 440 km | SW (231°) |
| London | 494 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,057 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,989 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,702 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,785 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,113 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,196 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,285 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,841 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,361 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,547 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Essen
- Überruhr-Holthausen7 km · 21:34
- Gelsenkirchen8 km · 21:34
- Bottrop9 km · 21:34
- Gladbeck13 km · 21:34
- Velbert14 km · 21:34
- Buer14 km · 21:34
- Wattenscheid9 km · 21:34
- Mülheim10 km · 21:34
FAQ
What time is it in Essen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Essen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Essen in?
Essen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Essen 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 Essen today?
Essen sees sunrise at 07:17 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 9h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Essen tonight?
The moon phase over Essen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Essen?
The antipode of Essen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.46° S, 172.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 876 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Essen?
Essen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Essen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Essen, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.