Right now, local time in Gieten is 03:13 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gieten ranks #70121 worldwide by population and #578 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Day length
- 9h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 7h 34m (winter) – 16h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gieten — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.0050° N, 6.7639° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 4,885 · #70121 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gieten through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.01° S, 173.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,036 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gieten today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 16:58
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 128.5° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Gieten — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gieten sits in the Europe/Amsterdam 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 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Gieten's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 498 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,500 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.01° N, 6.76° 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 | 18:13 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:13 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 23:13 | −4h |
| London | 02:13 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:13 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:13 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:13 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:43 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:13 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:13 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:13 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:13 | +10h |
Best time to call Gieten
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gieten local time:
Cities sharing Gieten's time zone
Distances from Gieten
| London | 498 km | WSW (253°) |
| Paris | 555 km | SW (216°) |
| Moscow | 2,004 km | ENE (69°) |
| Dubai | 5,057 km | ESE (108°) |
| Chicago | 6,680 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,739 km | E (97°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,976 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,133 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,157 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,945 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,359 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,500 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Gieten
- Eext2 km · 03:13
- Gasselte4 km · 03:13
- Annen7 km · 03:13
- Borger9 km · 03:13
- Gasselternijveen6 km · 03:13
- Rolde8 km · 03:13
- Zuidlaren11 km · 03:13
- Wildervank11 km · 03:13
FAQ
What time is it in Gieten right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gieten (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gieten in?
Gieten runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gieten 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 Gieten today?
Gieten sees sunrise at 07:35 and sunset at 17:00 today, giving 9h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gieten tonight?
The moon phase over Gieten tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gieten?
The antipode of Gieten — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.01° S, 173.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,036 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gieten?
Gieten lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gieten?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gieten, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.