Right now, local time in Meppen is 03:02 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Meppen ranks #17361 worldwide by population and #419 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Day length
- 9h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 7h 37m (winter) – 16h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Meppen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.6906° N, 7.2910° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 34,198 · #17361 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Meppen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.69° S, 172.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,012 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Meppen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 14:30
- Maghrib
- 16:57
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 128.8° from north (SE (129°))
Full prayer timetable for Meppen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Meppen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Meppen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 523 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,480 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.69° N, 7.29° 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 | 18:02 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:02 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 23:02 | −4h |
| London | 02:02 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:02 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:02 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:02 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:32 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:02 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:02 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:02 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:02 | +10h |
Best time to call Meppen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Meppen local time:
Cities sharing Meppen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Meppen
| London | 523 km | WSW (258°) |
| Paris | 549 km | SW (221°) |
| Moscow | 1,984 km | ENE (68°) |
| Dubai | 5,013 km | ESE (108°) |
| Mumbai | 6,700 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,729 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,026 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,117 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,164 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,948 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,327 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,480 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Meppen
- Geeste10 km · 03:02
- Haren12 km · 03:02
- Bawinkel13 km · 03:02
- Niederlangen19 km · 03:02
- Lingen19 km · 03:02
- Lathen19 km · 03:02
- Klein Berßen14 km · 03:02
- Haselünne13 km · 03:02
FAQ
What time is it in Meppen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Meppen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Meppen in?
Meppen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Meppen 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 Meppen today?
Meppen sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 16:59 today, giving 9h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Meppen tonight?
The moon phase over Meppen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Meppen?
The antipode of Meppen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.69° S, 172.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,012 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Meppen?
Meppen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Meppen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Meppen, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.