Right now, local time in Gijón is 13:40 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gijón ranks #2222 worldwide by population and #15 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid 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 67m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 13:07
- Daylight range
- 8h 56m (winter) – 15h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gijón — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gijón through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.54° S, 174.34° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sumner, New Zealand, about 127 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:40 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gijón today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:22
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Dhuhr
- 13:07
- Asr
- 15:48
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:44
- Qibla direction
- 105.6° from north (ESE (106°))
Full prayer timetable for Gijón — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gijón sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Gijón's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 854 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,749 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.54° N, 5.66° W, 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 | 04:40 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −4h |
| London | 12:40 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:40 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:40 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +10h |
Best time to call Gijón
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gijón local time:
Cities sharing Gijón's time zone
Distances from Gijón
| Paris | 854 km | NE (43°) |
| London | 978 km | NNE (23°) |
| Moscow | 3,331 km | NE (51°) |
| Dubai | 5,810 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 6,409 km | WNW (299°) |
| Mumbai | 7,655 km | E (83°) |
| São Paulo | 8,551 km | SW (218°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,016 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,467 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 10,534 km | NNE (28°) |
| Singapore | 11,457 km | ENE (75°) |
| Sydney | 17,749 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Gijón
FAQ
What time is it in Gijón right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gijón (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gijón in?
Gijón runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gijón 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 Gijón today?
Gijón sees sunrise at 08:00 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gijón tonight?
The moon phase over Gijón tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gijón?
The antipode of Gijón — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.54° S, 174.34° E. It falls on land, near Sumner, New Zealand, about 127 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gijón?
Gijón lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gijón?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gijón, clocks run about 67 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.