Right now, local time in Mainz is 14:13 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mainz ranks #2766 worldwide by population and #42 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
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 9h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 04m (winter) – 16h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mainz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.9819° N, 8.2801° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 222,889 · #2766 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mainz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.98° S, 171.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 764 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mainz today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 127.4° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Mainz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mainz sits in the Europe/Berlin 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 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Mainz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 447 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,515 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.98° N, 8.28° 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 | 06:13 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:13 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:13 | −4h |
| London | 13:13 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:13 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:13 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:13 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:43 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:13 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:13 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:13 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:13 | +10h |
Best time to call Mainz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mainz local time:
Cities sharing Mainz's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Mainz
| Paris | 447 km | WSW (256°) |
| London | 615 km | WNW (289°) |
| Moscow | 2,053 km | ENE (61°) |
| Dubai | 4,856 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,594 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,948 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,190 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,294 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,361 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,798 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,288 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,515 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Mainz
- Kastel3 km · 14:13
- Bodenheim6 km · 14:13
- Ginsheim-Gustavsburg5 km · 14:13
- Gau-Bischofsheim7 km · 14:13
- Biebrich7 km · 14:13
- Harxheim9 km · 14:13
- Hochheim am Main6 km · 14:13
- Klein-Winternheim7 km · 14:13
FAQ
What time is it in Mainz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mainz (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mainz in?
Mainz runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Mainz 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 Mainz today?
Mainz sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 9h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mainz tonight?
The moon phase over Mainz tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mainz?
The antipode of Mainz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.98° S, 171.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 764 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mainz?
Mainz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mainz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mainz, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.