Right now, local time in Hannover is 01:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hannover ranks #1166 worldwide by population and #13 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
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 9h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 7h 41m (winter) – 16h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hannover — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.3705° N, 9.7332° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 515,140 · #1166 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hannover through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.37° S, 170.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,045 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hannover today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 14:25
- Maghrib
- 16:54
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 131.6° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Hannover — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hannover sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Hannover's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 650 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,338 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.37° N, 9.73° 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 | 17:32 | −8h |
| Chicago | 19:32 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 21:32 | −4h |
| London | 00:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 01:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 03:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 04:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 06:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 08:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 09:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 11:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Hannover
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hannover local time:
Cities sharing Hannover's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Hannover
| Paris | 650 km | SW (236°) |
| London | 682 km | W (266°) |
| Moscow | 1,845 km | ENE (67°) |
| Dubai | 4,845 km | ESE (110°) |
| Mumbai | 6,531 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 6,887 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,984 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 9,090 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,163 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,048 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,166 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,338 km | ENE (71°) |
Cities near Hannover
- Calenberger Neustadt0 km · 01:32
- Mitte1 km · 01:32
- Oststadt2 km · 01:32
- Südstadt2 km · 01:32
- Linden2 km · 01:32
- Nordstadt2 km · 01:32
- Linden-Süd2 km · 01:32
- Ricklingen3 km · 01:32
FAQ
What time is it in Hannover right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hannover (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hannover in?
Hannover runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Hannover 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 Hannover today?
Hannover sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hannover tonight?
The moon phase over Hannover tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hannover?
The antipode of Hannover — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.37° S, 170.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,045 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hannover?
Hannover lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hannover?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hannover, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.