Right now, local time in Idstein is 12:10 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Idstein ranks #22242 worldwide by population and #601 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 9h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 02m (winter) – 16h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Idstein — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.2177° N, 8.2668° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 25,736 · #22242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Idstein through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.22° S, 171.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 786 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Idstein today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 127.6° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Idstein — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Idstein sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Idstein's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 453 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,508 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.22° N, 8.27° 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 | 04:10 | −8h |
| Chicago | 06:10 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 08:10 | −4h |
| London | 11:10 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:10 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:10 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:10 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 16:40 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:10 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:10 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:10 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:10 | +10h |
Best time to call Idstein
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Idstein local time:
Cities sharing Idstein's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Idstein
| Paris | 453 km | WSW (253°) |
| London | 606 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 2,041 km | ENE (61°) |
| Dubai | 4,865 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,598 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,933 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,179 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,274 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,341 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,815 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,287 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,508 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Idstein
- Niedernhausen7 km · 12:10
- Waldems6 km · 12:10
- Bad Camberg9 km · 12:10
- Sonnenberg13 km · 12:10
- Kloppenheim14 km · 12:10
- Glashütten9 km · 12:10
- Taunusstein11 km · 12:10
- Wiesbaden15 km · 12:10
FAQ
What time is it in Idstein right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Idstein (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Idstein in?
Idstein runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Idstein 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 Idstein today?
Idstein sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 9h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Idstein tonight?
The moon phase over Idstein tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Idstein?
The antipode of Idstein — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.22° S, 171.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 786 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Idstein?
Idstein lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Idstein?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Idstein, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.