Right now, local time in Essen is 01:08 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Essen ranks #51280 worldwide by population and #2076 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 9h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 7h 37m (winter) – 16h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Essen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.7228° N, 7.9372° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 8,185 · #51280 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
- 52.72° S, 172.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,030 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
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:54
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 129.7° from north (SE (130°))
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 27m 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 London, 567 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,439 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.72° N, 7.94° 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 | 16:08 | −9h |
| Chicago | 18:08 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 21:08 | −4h |
| London | 00:08 | −1h |
| Paris | 01:08 | same time |
| Moscow | 03:08 | +2h |
| Dubai | 04:08 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 05:38 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:08 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 08:08 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 09:08 | +8h |
| Sydney | 11:08 | +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
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Essen
| London | 567 km | W (259°) |
| Paris | 582 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 1,943 km | ENE (68°) |
| Dubai | 4,972 km | ESE (109°) |
| Mumbai | 6,657 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,764 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,053 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,077 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 9,134 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,982 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,284 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,439 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Essen
- Quakenbrück5 km · 01:08
- Badbergen10 km · 01:08
- Lastrup9 km · 01:08
- Menslage10 km · 01:08
- Nortrup13 km · 01:08
- Molbergen15 km · 01:08
- Gehrde17 km · 01:08
- Cloppenburg16 km · 01:08
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 45.
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 07:29 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 9h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Essen tonight?
The moon phase over Essen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Essen?
The antipode of Essen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.72° S, 172.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,030 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 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.