Right now, local time in Merzig is 15:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Merzig ranks #18861 worldwide by population and #476 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 8h 09m (winter) – 16h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Merzig — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.4433° N, 6.6387° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saarland
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 31,118 · #18861 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Merzig through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.44° S, 173.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 657 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Merzig today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 124.8° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Merzig — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Merzig sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Merzig's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 319 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,645 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.44° N, 6.64° 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 | 07:04 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:04 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:04 | −4h |
| London | 14:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Merzig
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Merzig local time:
Cities sharing Merzig's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Merzig
| Paris | 319 km | W (260°) |
| London | 531 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 2,186 km | ENE (59°) |
| Dubai | 4,954 km | ESE (105°) |
| Mumbai | 6,705 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 6,882 km | WNW (303°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,258 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,322 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,480 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,670 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,411 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,645 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Merzig
- Mettlach7 km · 15:04
- Beckingen7 km · 15:04
- Saarhölzbach8 km · 15:04
- Britten9 km · 15:04
- Dillingen12 km · 15:04
- Losheim11 km · 15:04
- Greimerath14 km · 15:04
- Orscholz11 km · 15:04
FAQ
What time is it in Merzig right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Merzig (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Merzig in?
Merzig runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Merzig 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 Merzig today?
Merzig sees sunrise at 07:19 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 9h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Merzig tonight?
The moon phase over Merzig tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Merzig?
The antipode of Merzig — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.44° S, 173.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 657 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Merzig?
Merzig lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Merzig?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Merzig, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.