Right now, local time in Gelsenkirchen is 15:39 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gelsenkirchen ranks #2235 worldwide by population and #29 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 7h 50m (winter) – 16h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gelsenkirchen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5051° N, 7.0965° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 270,028 · #2235 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gelsenkirchen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.51° S, 172.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 883 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gelsenkirchen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 127.5° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Gelsenkirchen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gelsenkirchen 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.
Gelsenkirchen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 448 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,540 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.51° N, 7.10° 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 | 06:39 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:39 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:39 | −4h |
| London | 14:39 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:39 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:39 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:39 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:09 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:39 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:39 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:39 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:39 | +10h |
Best time to call Gelsenkirchen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gelsenkirchen local time:
Cities sharing Gelsenkirchen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Gelsenkirchen
| Paris | 448 km | SW (231°) |
| London | 500 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,049 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,985 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,696 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,787 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,113 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,189 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,277 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,849 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,354 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,540 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Gelsenkirchen
- Wattenscheid4 km · 15:39
- Hordel6 km · 15:39
- Buer9 km · 15:39
- Überruhr-Holthausen10 km · 15:39
- Dahlhausen9 km · 15:39
- Essen8 km · 15:39
- Herten11 km · 15:39
- Niederwenigern12 km · 15:39
FAQ
What time is it in Gelsenkirchen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gelsenkirchen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gelsenkirchen in?
Gelsenkirchen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gelsenkirchen 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 Gelsenkirchen today?
Gelsenkirchen sees sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gelsenkirchen tonight?
The moon phase over Gelsenkirchen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gelsenkirchen?
The antipode of Gelsenkirchen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.51° S, 172.90° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 883 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gelsenkirchen?
Gelsenkirchen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gelsenkirchen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gelsenkirchen, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.