Right now, local time in Košice is 14:03 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Košice ranks #2742 worldwide by population and #2 in Slovakia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Bratislava 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 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:15
- Day length
- 9h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 8h 16m (winter) – 16h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Košice — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.7144° N, 21.2580° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Košice Region
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Population
- 225,044 · #2742 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Košice through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.71° S, 158.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,463 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Košice today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 13:48
- Maghrib
- 16:14
- Isha
- 17:54
- Qibla direction
- 144.9° from north (SE (145°))
Full prayer timetable for Košice — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Košice sits in the Europe/Bratislava time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 603 cities we cover in Slovakia.
Košice's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,357 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,612 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.71° N, 21.26° 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 | 05:03 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −4h |
| London | 13:03 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:03 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:03 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +10h |
Best time to call Košice
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Košice local time:
Cities sharing Košice's time zone
- BratislavaSK
- PetržalkaSK
- NitraSK
- PrešovSK
- ŽilinaSK
- Banská BystricaSK
- TrnavaSK
- TrenčínSK
Other cities in Slovakia
- Bratislava14:03
- Petržalka14:03
- Nitra14:03
- Prešov14:03
- Žilina14:03
- Banská Bystrica14:03
- Trnava14:03
- Trenčín14:03
- Martin14:03
- Poprad14:03
- Staré Mesto14:03
- Prievidza14:03
Distances from Košice
| Moscow | 1,357 km | NE (49°) |
| Paris | 1,382 km | W (278°) |
| London | 1,551 km | WNW (290°) |
| Dubai | 3,936 km | ESE (119°) |
| Mumbai | 5,646 km | ESE (107°) |
| Chicago | 7,780 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,369 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 8,833 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 9,350 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,975 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 10,470 km | WSW (238°) |
| Sydney | 15,612 km | E (87°) |
Cities near Košice
FAQ
What time is it in Košice right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Košice (Slovakia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Košice in?
Košice runs on the Europe/Bratislava IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Košice 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 Košice today?
Košice sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 16:15 today, giving 9h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Košice tonight?
The moon phase over Košice tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Košice?
The antipode of Košice — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.71° S, 158.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,463 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Košice?
Košice lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Košice?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Košice, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.