Right now, local time in Hamburg is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hamburg ranks #223 worldwide by population and #2 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Day length
- 9h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 7h 27m (winter) – 17h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hamburg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.5507° N, 9.9930° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hamburg
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 1,973,896 · #223 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hamburg through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.55° S, 170.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,169 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hamburg today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:57
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 133.0° from north (SE (133°))
Full prayer timetable for Hamburg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hamburg sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Hamburg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 721 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,278 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.55° N, 9.99° 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 | 13:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Hamburg
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hamburg local time:
Cities sharing Hamburg's time zone
Distances from Hamburg
| London | 721 km | WSW (256°) |
| Paris | 745 km | SW (229°) |
| Moscow | 1,782 km | ENE (71°) |
| Dubai | 4,876 km | ESE (112°) |
| Mumbai | 6,536 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,830 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,913 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 8,977 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,076 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 10,139 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 10,146 km | SW (230°) |
| Sydney | 16,278 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Hamburg
- Hamburg-Altstadt0 km · 21:35
- Neustadt1 km · 21:35
- HafenCity1 km · 21:35
- Kleiner Grasbrook2 km · 21:35
- St. Georg1 km · 21:35
- Rotherbaum2 km · 21:35
- Hamburg-Mitte2 km · 21:35
- Harvestehude3 km · 21:35
FAQ
What time is it in Hamburg right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hamburg (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hamburg in?
Hamburg runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Hamburg 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 Hamburg today?
Hamburg sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 16:59 today, giving 9h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hamburg tonight?
The moon phase over Hamburg tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hamburg?
The antipode of Hamburg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.55° S, 170.01° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,169 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hamburg?
Hamburg lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hamburg?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hamburg, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.