Right now, local time in Gifhorn is 03:22 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gifhorn ranks #14146 worldwide by population and #300 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 9h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 7h 39m (winter) – 16h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gifhorn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.4794° N, 10.5522° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 43,000 · #14146 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gifhorn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.48° S, 169.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,083 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gifhorn today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 14:22
- Maghrib
- 16:50
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 132.8° from north (SE (133°))
Full prayer timetable for Gifhorn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gifhorn sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Gifhorn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 704 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,281 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.48° N, 10.55° 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 | 19:22 | −8h |
| Chicago | 21:22 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 23:22 | −4h |
| London | 02:22 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:22 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:22 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:22 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:52 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:22 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:22 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:22 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:22 | +10h |
Best time to call Gifhorn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gifhorn local time:
Cities sharing Gifhorn's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Gifhorn
| Paris | 704 km | WSW (238°) |
| London | 739 km | W (266°) |
| Moscow | 1,789 km | ENE (67°) |
| Dubai | 4,797 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 6,478 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,927 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,928 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 9,045 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,190 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,099 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,110 km | E (87°) |
| Sydney | 16,281 km | ENE (72°) |
Cities near Gifhorn
- Isenbüttel5 km · 03:22
- Ribbesbüttel6 km · 03:22
- Rötgesbüttel7 km · 03:22
- Wasbüttel8 km · 03:22
- Wagenhoff8 km · 03:22
- Sassenburg7 km · 03:22
- Calberlah8 km · 03:22
- Wesendorf13 km · 03:22
FAQ
What time is it in Gifhorn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gifhorn (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gifhorn in?
Gifhorn runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gifhorn 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 Gifhorn today?
Gifhorn sees sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gifhorn tonight?
The moon phase over Gifhorn tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gifhorn?
The antipode of Gifhorn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.48° S, 169.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,083 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gifhorn?
Gifhorn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gifhorn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gifhorn, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.