Right now, local time in Madrid is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Madrid ranks #121 worldwide by population — the largest city in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid 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 59m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:59
- Daylight range
- 9h 17m (winter) – 15h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Madrid — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Madrid through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.42° S, 176.30° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dannevirke, New Zealand, about 29 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:35 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Madrid today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:07
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Dhuhr
- 13:00
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:44
- Qibla direction
- 104.0° from north (ESE (104°))
Full prayer timetable for Madrid — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Madrid sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Spain, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Madrid's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,053 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,685 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.42° N, 3.70° W, 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 | 13:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Madrid
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Madrid local time:
Cities sharing Madrid's time zone
Distances from Madrid
| Paris | 1,053 km | NNE (25°) |
| London | 1,264 km | NNE (11°) |
| Moscow | 3,441 km | NE (46°) |
| Dubai | 5,655 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 6,725 km | WNW (302°) |
| Mumbai | 7,534 km | E (83°) |
| São Paulo | 8,385 km | SW (220°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,363 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,537 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 10,762 km | NNE (29°) |
| Singapore | 11,381 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 17,685 km | E (80°) |
Cities near Madrid
- Sol0 km · 21:35
- Madrid Centro0 km · 21:35
- Las Cortes0 km · 21:35
- Embajadores1 km · 21:35
- La Latina1 km · 21:35
- Lavapiés1 km · 21:35
- Justicia1 km · 21:35
- Universidad1 km · 21:35
FAQ
What time is it in Madrid right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Madrid (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Madrid in?
Madrid runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Madrid 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 Madrid today?
Madrid sees sunrise at 07:39 and sunset at 18:20 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Madrid tonight?
The moon phase over Madrid tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Madrid?
The antipode of Madrid — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.42° S, 176.30° E. It falls on land, near Dannevirke, New Zealand, about 29 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Madrid?
Madrid lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Madrid?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Madrid, clocks run about 59 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.