Right now, local time in Köthen is 21:15 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Köthen ranks #20289 worldwide by population and #519 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 7h 47m (winter) – 16h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Köthen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.7518° N, 11.9709° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 28,710 · #20289 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Köthen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.75° S, 168.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,074 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Köthen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 14:16
- Maghrib
- 16:43
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 134.0° from north (SE (134°))
Full prayer timetable for Köthen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Köthen 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.
Köthen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 754 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,211 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.75° N, 11.97° 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 | 12:15 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:15 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:15 | −4h |
| London | 20:15 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:15 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:15 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:15 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:45 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:15 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:15 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:15 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:15 | +10h |
Best time to call Köthen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Köthen local time:
Cities sharing Köthen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Köthen
| Paris | 754 km | WSW (249°) |
| London | 835 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 1,733 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,677 km | ESE (112°) |
| Mumbai | 6,368 km | E (101°) |
| Chicago | 7,052 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,872 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 9,045 km | NE (41°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,314 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 10,017 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 10,123 km | SW (231°) |
| Sydney | 16,211 km | ENE (75°) |
Cities near Köthen
- Edderitz6 km · 21:15
- Osternienburger Land6 km · 21:15
- Osternienburg6 km · 21:15
- Wulfen8 km · 21:15
- Görzig10 km · 21:15
- Gröbzig10 km · 21:15
- Aken12 km · 21:15
- Weißandt-Gölzau11 km · 21:15
FAQ
What time is it in Köthen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Köthen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Köthen in?
Köthen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Köthen 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 Köthen today?
Köthen sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Köthen tonight?
The moon phase over Köthen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Köthen?
The antipode of Köthen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.75° S, 168.03° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,074 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Köthen?
Köthen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Köthen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Köthen, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.