Right now, local time in Jena is 14:45 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jena ranks #5944 worldwide by population and #94 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 7h 55m (winter) – 16h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.9288° N, 11.5899° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Thuringia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 104,712 · #5944 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jena through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.93° S, 168.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 987 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jena today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 14:20
- Maghrib
- 16:47
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 132.7° from north (SE (133°))
Full prayer timetable for Jena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jena sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Jena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 700 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,261 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.93° N, 11.59° 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 | 05:45 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −4h |
| London | 13:45 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:45 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:45 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:45 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:45 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:45 | +10h |
Best time to call Jena
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jena local time:
Cities sharing Jena's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Jena
| Paris | 700 km | WSW (254°) |
| London | 818 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 1,797 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 4,668 km | ESE (111°) |
| Mumbai | 6,378 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 7,083 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,933 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 9,132 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,368 km | NW (320°) |
| São Paulo | 10,045 km | SW (231°) |
| Singapore | 10,047 km | E (87°) |
| Sydney | 16,261 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Jena
- Wenigenjena1 km · 14:45
- Lichtenhain2 km · 14:45
- Lobeda4 km · 14:45
- Winzerla4 km · 14:45
- Cospeda3 km · 14:45
- Zwätzen4 km · 14:45
- Lehesten6 km · 14:45
- Rothenstein9 km · 14:45
FAQ
What time is it in Jena right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jena (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Jena in?
Jena runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Jena 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 Jena today?
Jena sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 16:48 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jena tonight?
The moon phase over Jena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jena?
The antipode of Jena — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.93° S, 168.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 987 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jena?
Jena lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jena?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jena, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.