Right now, local time in Gronau is 17:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gronau ranks #12221 worldwide by population and #234 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 9h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 7h 42m (winter) – 16h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gronau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.2110° N, 7.0224° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 50,547 · #12221 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gronau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.21° S, 172.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 956 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gronau today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 128.0° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Gronau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gronau sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Gronau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 497 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,517 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.21° N, 7.02° 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 | 08:09 | −9h |
| Chicago | 10:09 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 13:09 | −4h |
| London | 16:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 17:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 19:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 20:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 00:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 01:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 03:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Gronau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gronau local time:
Cities sharing Gronau's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Gronau
| London | 497 km | W (264°) |
| Paris | 498 km | SW (223°) |
| Moscow | 2,022 km | ENE (67°) |
| Dubai | 5,013 km | ESE (108°) |
| Mumbai | 6,711 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,741 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,052 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,158 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,217 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,898 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,351 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,517 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Gronau
- Glanerbrug4 km · 17:09
- Losser6 km · 17:09
- Wooldrik7 km · 17:09
- Lonneker9 km · 17:09
- Heek12 km · 17:09
- Zuid-Berghuizen12 km · 17:09
- Enschede9 km · 17:09
- Ahaus15 km · 17:09
FAQ
What time is it in Gronau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gronau (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gronau in?
Gronau runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gronau 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 Gronau today?
Gronau sees sunrise at 07:29 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 9h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gronau tonight?
The moon phase over Gronau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gronau?
The antipode of Gronau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.21° S, 172.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 956 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gronau?
Gronau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gronau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gronau, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.