Right now, local time in Messel is 18:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Messel ranks #78858 worldwide by population and #3632 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 9h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 8h 05m (winter) – 16h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Messel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.9383° N, 8.7406° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 3,916 · #78858 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Messel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.94° S, 171.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 777 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Messel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 128.0° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Messel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Messel sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Messel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 478 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,484 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.94° N, 8.74° 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 | 09:04 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:04 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:04 | −4h |
| London | 17:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Messel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Messel local time:
Cities sharing Messel's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Messel
| Paris | 478 km | WSW (258°) |
| London | 648 km | WNW (289°) |
| Moscow | 2,027 km | ENE (60°) |
| Dubai | 4,824 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,561 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,978 km | WNW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,162 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,320 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,344 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,820 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,256 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,484 km | ENE (74°) |
Cities near Messel
- Kranichstein6 km · 18:04
- Dietzenbach8 km · 18:04
- Roßdorf9 km · 18:04
- Egelsbach6 km · 18:04
- Arheilgen7 km · 18:04
- Langen8 km · 18:04
- Wixhausen7 km · 18:04
- Dreieich10 km · 18:04
FAQ
What time is it in Messel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Messel (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Messel in?
Messel runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Messel 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 Messel today?
Messel sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 9h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Messel tonight?
The moon phase over Messel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Messel?
The antipode of Messel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.94° S, 171.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 777 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Messel?
Messel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Messel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Messel, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.