Right now, local time in Ratzeburg is 18:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ratzeburg ranks #36601 worldwide by population and #1251 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
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Day length
- 9h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 7h 26m (winter) – 17h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ratzeburg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.6996° N, 10.7726° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 13,623 · #36601 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ratzeburg through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.70° S, 169.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,208 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ratzeburg today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:14
- Maghrib
- 16:42
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 134.2° from north (SE (134°))
Full prayer timetable for Ratzeburg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ratzeburg sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Ratzeburg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 775 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,224 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.70° N, 10.77° 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 | 09:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:33 | −4h |
| London | 17:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Ratzeburg
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ratzeburg local time:
Cities sharing Ratzeburg's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Ratzeburg
| London | 775 km | WSW (256°) |
| Paris | 795 km | SW (231°) |
| Moscow | 1,728 km | ENE (72°) |
| Dubai | 4,835 km | ESE (113°) |
| Mumbai | 6,489 km | E (101°) |
| Chicago | 6,864 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,860 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 8,931 km | NE (40°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,097 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 10,087 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 10,196 km | SW (231°) |
| Sydney | 16,224 km | ENE (71°) |
Cities near Ratzeburg
- Schlagsdorf5 km · 18:33
- Groß Grönau11 km · 18:33
- Mölln10 km · 18:33
- Berkenthin9 km · 18:33
- Gudow16 km · 18:33
- Krummesse12 km · 18:33
- Breitenfelde14 km · 18:33
- Carlow13 km · 18:33
FAQ
What time is it in Ratzeburg right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ratzeburg (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ratzeburg in?
Ratzeburg runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ratzeburg 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 Ratzeburg today?
Ratzeburg sees sunrise at 07:19 and sunset at 16:44 today, giving 9h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ratzeburg tonight?
The moon phase over Ratzeburg tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ratzeburg?
The antipode of Ratzeburg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.70° S, 169.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,208 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ratzeburg?
Ratzeburg lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ratzeburg?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ratzeburg, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.