Right now, local time in Madrid Centro is 11:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Madrid Centro ranks #4097 worldwide by population and #59 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
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:59
- Daylight range
- 9h 17m (winter) – 15h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Madrid Centro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Madrid Centro 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
- 23:12 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Madrid Centro today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:10
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:59
- Asr
- 15:50
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 104.0° from north (ESE (104°))
Full prayer timetable for Madrid Centro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Madrid Centro sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Madrid Centro'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 | 03:12 | −8h |
| Chicago | 05:12 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 07:12 | −4h |
| London | 10:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 11:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 13:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 14:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 15:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 18:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 19:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 21:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Madrid Centro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Madrid Centro local time:
Cities sharing Madrid Centro's time zone
Distances from Madrid Centro
| Paris | 1,053 km | NNE (25°) |
| London | 1,263 km | NNE (11°) |
| Moscow | 3,440 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 Centro
- Sol0 km · 11:12
- Madrid0 km · 11:12
- Las Cortes1 km · 11:12
- Justicia1 km · 11:12
- La Latina1 km · 11:12
- Universidad1 km · 11:12
- Embajadores1 km · 11:12
- Lavapiés1 km · 11:12
FAQ
What time is it in Madrid Centro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Madrid Centro (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Madrid Centro in?
Madrid Centro runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Madrid Centro 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 Centro today?
Madrid Centro sees sunrise at 07:43 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Madrid Centro tonight?
The moon phase over Madrid Centro tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Madrid Centro?
The antipode of Madrid Centro — 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 Centro?
Madrid Centro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Madrid Centro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Madrid Centro, clocks run about 59 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.