Right now, local time in Karlsruhe is 18:54 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karlsruhe ranks #2131 worldwide by population and #28 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
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 9h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 13m (winter) – 16h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karlsruhe — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.0094° N, 8.4044° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 283,799 · #2131 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karlsruhe through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.01° S, 171.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 678 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karlsruhe today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 126.6° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Karlsruhe — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karlsruhe sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Karlsruhe's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 442 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,535 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.01° N, 8.40° 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 | 09:54 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:54 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:54 | −4h |
| London | 17:54 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:54 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:54 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:54 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:24 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:54 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:54 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:54 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:54 | +10h |
Best time to call Karlsruhe
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karlsruhe local time:
Cities sharing Karlsruhe's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Karlsruhe
| Paris | 442 km | W (270°) |
| London | 667 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 2,101 km | ENE (58°) |
| Dubai | 4,818 km | ESE (106°) |
| Mumbai | 6,573 km | E (96°) |
| Chicago | 7,016 km | NW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,230 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,381 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,441 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,733 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,289 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,535 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Karlsruhe
- Ettlingen8 km · 18:54
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen9 km · 18:54
- Rheinstetten8 km · 18:54
- Linkenheim-Hochstetten14 km · 18:54
- Leimersheim13 km · 18:54
- Weingarten10 km · 18:54
- Neupotz14 km · 18:54
- Malsch15 km · 18:54
FAQ
What time is it in Karlsruhe right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karlsruhe (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karlsruhe in?
Karlsruhe runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe today?
Karlsruhe sees sunrise at 07:14 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 9h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karlsruhe tonight?
The moon phase over Karlsruhe tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karlsruhe?
The antipode of Karlsruhe — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.01° S, 171.60° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 678 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karlsruhe?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karlsruhe, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.