Right now, local time in Ilmenau is 18:27 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ilmenau ranks #15511 worldwide by population and #356 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 9h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 7h 58m (winter) – 16h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ilmenau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.6832° N, 10.9186° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Thuringia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 38,834 · #15511 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ilmenau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.68° S, 169.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 936 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ilmenau today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:23
- Maghrib
- 16:50
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 131.6° from north (SE (132°))
Full prayer timetable for Ilmenau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ilmenau sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Ilmenau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 647 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,313 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.68° N, 10.92° 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 | 09:27 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −4h |
| London | 17:27 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:27 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:27 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +10h |
Best time to call Ilmenau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ilmenau local time:
Cities sharing Ilmenau's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Ilmenau
| Paris | 647 km | WSW (255°) |
| London | 776 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 1,852 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 4,703 km | ESE (110°) |
| Mumbai | 6,419 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 7,060 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,987 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 9,183 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,359 km | NW (320°) |
| São Paulo | 9,991 km | SW (231°) |
| Singapore | 10,096 km | E (87°) |
| Sydney | 16,313 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Ilmenau
- Neuhaus1 km · 18:27
- Langewiesen4 km · 18:27
- Elgersburg5 km · 18:27
- Stützerbach7 km · 18:27
- Geraberg7 km · 18:27
- Gehren7 km · 18:27
- Plaue11 km · 18:27
- Neustadt am Rennsteig11 km · 18:27
FAQ
What time is it in Ilmenau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ilmenau (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ilmenau in?
Ilmenau runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ilmenau 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 Ilmenau today?
Ilmenau sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 9h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ilmenau tonight?
The moon phase over Ilmenau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ilmenau?
The antipode of Ilmenau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.68° S, 169.08° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 936 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ilmenau?
Ilmenau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ilmenau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ilmenau, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.