Right now, local time in Opfikon is 17:05 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Opfikon ranks #25887 worldwide by population and #45 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 10h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 8h 27m (winter) – 15h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Opfikon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.4317° N, 8.5759° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zurich
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 21,554 · #25887 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Opfikon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.43° S, 171.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 555 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Opfikon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 125.1° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Opfikon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Opfikon sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Opfikon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 488 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,564 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.43° N, 8.58° 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 | 09:05 | −8h |
| Chicago | 11:05 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 13:05 | −4h |
| London | 16:05 | −1h |
| Paris | 17:05 | same time |
| Moscow | 19:05 | +2h |
| Dubai | 20:05 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:35 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:05 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 00:05 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 01:05 | +8h |
| Sydney | 03:05 | +10h |
Best time to call Opfikon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Opfikon local time:
Cities sharing Opfikon's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich17:05
- Geneva17:05
- Basel17:05
- Lausanne17:05
- Bern17:05
- Winterthur17:05
- Luzern17:05
- Sankt Gallen17:05
- Lugano17:05
- Biel/Bienne17:05
- Zürich (Kreis 11)17:05
- Zürich (Kreis 3)17:05
Distances from Opfikon
| Paris | 488 km | WNW (291°) |
| London | 775 km | NW (309°) |
| Moscow | 2,188 km | NE (54°) |
| Dubai | 4,760 km | ESE (104°) |
| Mumbai | 6,542 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,125 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,296 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,520 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,572 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,628 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,291 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,564 km | ENE (78°) |
Cities near Opfikon
- Grossacker/Opfikon1 km · 17:05
- Glattbrugg / Wydacker/Bettacker/Lättenwiesen1 km · 17:05
- Kloten / Balsberg1 km · 17:05
- Glattbrugg / Rohr/Platten-Balsberg1 km · 17:05
- Glattbrugg1 km · 17:05
- Kloten / Holberg2 km · 17:05
- Wallisellen / Wallisellen-West2 km · 17:05
- Kloten / Spitz2 km · 17:05
FAQ
What time is it in Opfikon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Opfikon (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Opfikon in?
Opfikon runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Opfikon 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 Opfikon today?
Opfikon sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 10h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Opfikon tonight?
The moon phase over Opfikon tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Opfikon?
The antipode of Opfikon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.43° S, 171.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 555 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Opfikon?
Opfikon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Opfikon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Opfikon, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.