Right now, local time in Hamburg is 04:14 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hamburg ranks #120818 worldwide by population and #879 in South Africa.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Day length
- 13h 29m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 9h 57m (winter) – 14h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hamburg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 33.2904° S, 27.4747° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 1,615 · #120818 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
- 33.29° N, 152.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, 1,396 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
- 03:38
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:39
- Isha
- 20:05
- Qibla direction
- 13.9° from north (NNE (14°))
Full prayer timetable for Hamburg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hamburg sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 29m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Hamburg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 7,145 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,856 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.29° S, 27.47° 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 | 18:14 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:14 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 23:14 | −5h |
| London | 02:14 | −2h |
| Paris | 03:14 | −1h |
| Moscow | 05:14 | +1h |
| Dubai | 06:14 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:44 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:14 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 10:14 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 11:14 | +7h |
| Sydney | 13:14 | +9h |
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
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg04:14
- Cape Town04:14
- Durban04:14
- Pretoria04:14
- Soweto04:14
- Gqeberha04:14
- Soshanguve04:14
- Pietermaritzburg04:14
- Evaton04:14
- Benoni04:14
- Bloemfontein04:14
- Thembisa04:14
Distances from Hamburg
| Dubai | 7,145 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 7,182 km | WSW (257°) |
| Mumbai | 7,551 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 8,826 km | E (81°) |
| Paris | 9,468 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 9,807 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 9,949 km | N (6°) |
| Sydney | 10,515 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,056 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 13,925 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 14,354 km | WNW (300°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,856 km | W (281°) |
Cities near Hamburg
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 (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hamburg in?
Hamburg runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Hamburg observe daylight saving time?
Hamburg does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hamburg today?
Hamburg sees sunrise at 05:10 and sunset at 18:39 today, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hamburg tonight?
The moon phase over Hamburg tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hamburg?
The antipode of Hamburg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.29° N, 152.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Kahuku-Kawela, United States, roughly 1,396 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 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.