Right now, local time in Gießen is 15:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gießen ranks #7007 worldwide by population and #116 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Day length
- 9h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 7h 59m (winter) – 16h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gießen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.5873° N, 8.6755° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 89,179 · #7007 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gießen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.59° S, 171.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 836 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gießen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:32
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 128.5° from north (SE (129°))
Full prayer timetable for Gießen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gießen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Gießen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 493 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,468 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.59° N, 8.68° 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 | 06:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:34 | −4h |
| London | 14:34 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:34 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:34 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:34 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:04 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:34 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:34 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:34 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:34 | +10h |
Best time to call Gießen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gießen local time:
Cities sharing Gießen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Gießen
| Paris | 493 km | WSW (250°) |
| London | 624 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 1,996 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 4,849 km | ESE (108°) |
| Mumbai | 6,574 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,935 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,135 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,263 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,290 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,864 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,254 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,468 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Gießen
- Wieseck3 km · 15:34
- Heuchelheim3 km · 15:34
- Lollar7 km · 15:34
- Allendorf an der Lahn6 km · 15:34
- Hörnsheim8 km · 15:34
- Alten Buseck7 km · 15:34
- Langgöns10 km · 15:34
- Staufenberg9 km · 15:34
FAQ
What time is it in Gießen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gießen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gießen in?
Gießen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gießen 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 Gießen today?
Gießen sees sunrise at 07:18 and sunset at 17:01 today, giving 9h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gießen tonight?
The moon phase over Gießen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gießen?
The antipode of Gießen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.59° S, 171.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 836 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gießen?
Gießen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gießen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gießen, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.