Right now, local time in Ratekau is 14:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ratekau ranks #32675 worldwide by population and #1083 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Day length
- 9h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 7h 23m (winter) – 17h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ratekau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.9465° N, 10.7312° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 15,921 · #32675 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ratekau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.95° S, 169.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,231 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ratekau today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 14:13
- Maghrib
- 16:41
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 134.4° from north (SE (134°))
Full prayer timetable for Ratekau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ratekau sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Ratekau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 779 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,217 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.95° N, 10.73° 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 | 05:04 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −4h |
| London | 13:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Ratekau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ratekau local time:
Cities sharing Ratekau's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Ratekau
| London | 779 km | WSW (254°) |
| Paris | 810 km | SW (229°) |
| Moscow | 1,722 km | ENE (72°) |
| Dubai | 4,848 km | ESE (113°) |
| Mumbai | 6,497 km | E (101°) |
| Chicago | 6,847 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,851 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 8,912 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,074 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 10,088 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 10,212 km | SW (231°) |
| Sydney | 16,217 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Ratekau
- Bad Schwartau4 km · 14:04
- Timmendorfer Strand6 km · 14:04
- Scharbeutz9 km · 14:04
- Lübeck9 km · 14:04
- Stockelsdorf8 km · 14:04
- Sierksdorf14 km · 14:04
- Süsel15 km · 14:04
- Travemünde9 km · 14:04
FAQ
What time is it in Ratekau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ratekau (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ratekau in?
Ratekau runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ratekau 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 Ratekau today?
Ratekau sees sunrise at 07:20 and sunset at 16:43 today, giving 9h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ratekau tonight?
The moon phase over Ratekau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ratekau?
The antipode of Ratekau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.95° S, 169.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,231 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ratekau?
Ratekau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ratekau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ratekau, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.