Right now, local time in Meilen is 18:27 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Meilen ranks #35489 worldwide by population and #101 in Switzerland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 9h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 8h 28m (winter) – 15h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Meilen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.2723° N, 8.6462° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zurich
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 14,207 · #35489 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Meilen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.27° S, 171.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 548 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Meilen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 125.0° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Meilen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Meilen sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Meilen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 500 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,563 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.27° N, 8.65° 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 | 09:27 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −4h |
| London | 17:27 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:27 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:27 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +10h |
Best time to call Meilen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Meilen local time:
Cities sharing Meilen's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich18:27
- Geneva18:27
- Basel18:27
- Lausanne18:27
- Bern18:27
- Winterthur18:27
- Luzern18:27
- Sankt Gallen18:27
- Lugano18:27
- Biel/Bienne18:27
- Zürich (Kreis 11)18:27
- Zürich (Kreis 3)18:27
Distances from Meilen
| Paris | 500 km | WNW (293°) |
| London | 790 km | NW (310°) |
| Moscow | 2,194 km | NE (54°) |
| Dubai | 4,750 km | ESE (104°) |
| Mumbai | 6,535 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,139 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,299 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,536 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,582 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,620 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,287 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,563 km | ENE (78°) |
Cities near Meilen
- Obermeilen1 km · 18:27
- Feldmeilen2 km · 18:27
- Au / Unter-Dorf3 km · 18:27
- Au / Mittel-Dorf3 km · 18:27
- Au3 km · 18:27
- Uetikon / Grossdorf2 km · 18:27
- Uetikon3 km · 18:27
- Herrliberg3 km · 18:27
FAQ
What time is it in Meilen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Meilen (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Meilen in?
Meilen runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Meilen 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 Meilen today?
Meilen sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 9h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Meilen tonight?
The moon phase over Meilen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Meilen?
The antipode of Meilen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.27° S, 171.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 548 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Meilen?
Meilen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Meilen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Meilen, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.