Right now, local time in Göttingen is 14:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Göttingen ranks #5080 worldwide by population and #74 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 7h 49m (winter) – 16h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Göttingen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.5344° N, 9.9323° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 122,149 · #5080 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Göttingen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.53° S, 170.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 972 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Göttingen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 16:51
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 131.1° from north (SE (131°))
Full prayer timetable for Göttingen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Göttingen 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.
Göttingen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 616 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,353 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.53° N, 9.93° 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 | 05:04 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −4h |
| London | 13:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Göttingen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Göttingen local time:
Cities sharing Göttingen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Göttingen
| Paris | 616 km | WSW (244°) |
| London | 696 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 1,871 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,800 km | ESE (110°) |
| Mumbai | 6,503 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 6,950 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,011 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 9,153 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,242 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 9,999 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,159 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,353 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Göttingen
- Rosdorf4 km · 14:04
- Bovenden6 km · 14:04
- Nörten-Hardenberg10 km · 14:04
- Friedland13 km · 14:04
- Gemeinde Friedland13 km · 14:04
- Waake9 km · 14:04
- Jühnde12 km · 14:04
- Hillerse17 km · 14:04
FAQ
What time is it in Göttingen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Göttingen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Göttingen in?
Göttingen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Göttingen 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 Göttingen today?
Göttingen sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 16:53 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Göttingen tonight?
The moon phase over Göttingen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Göttingen?
The antipode of Göttingen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.53° S, 170.07° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 972 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Göttingen?
Göttingen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Göttingen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Göttingen, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.