Right now, local time in Kalkar is 11:20 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kalkar ranks #34963 worldwide by population and #1169 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 7h 47m (winter) – 16h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kalkar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.7391° N, 6.2910° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 14,513 · #34963 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kalkar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.74° S, 173.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 891 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kalkar today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 126.7° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Kalkar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kalkar sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Kalkar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 425 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,583 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.74° N, 6.29° 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 | 02:20 | −9h |
| Chicago | 04:20 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 07:20 | −4h |
| London | 10:20 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:20 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:20 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:20 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 15:50 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:20 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:20 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:20 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:20 | +10h |
Best time to call Kalkar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kalkar local time:
Cities sharing Kalkar's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Kalkar
| Paris | 425 km | SW (223°) |
| London | 444 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 2,089 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 5,046 km | ESE (106°) |
| Chicago | 6,726 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,755 km | E (96°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,056 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,226 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,289 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,826 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,407 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,583 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Kalkar
FAQ
What time is it in Kalkar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kalkar (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kalkar in?
Kalkar runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kalkar 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 Kalkar today?
Kalkar sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kalkar tonight?
The moon phase over Kalkar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kalkar?
The antipode of Kalkar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.74° S, 173.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 891 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kalkar?
Kalkar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kalkar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kalkar, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.