Right now, local time in Rjukan is 13:50 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rjukan ranks #82820 worldwide by population and #144 in Norway.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo 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
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Day length
- 8h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 5h 54m (winter) – 18h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rjukan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rjukan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 59.88° S, 171.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,804 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rjukan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 14:00
- Maghrib
- 16:30
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 136.3° from north (SE (136°))
Full prayer timetable for Rjukan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rjukan sits in the Europe/Oslo time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 533 cities we cover in Norway.
Rjukan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,077 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,057 km off. Its position on the globe is 59.88° N, 8.59° 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 | 04:50 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:50 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:50 | −4h |
| London | 12:50 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:50 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:50 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:50 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:20 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:50 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:50 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:50 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:50 | +10h |
Best time to call Rjukan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rjukan local time:
Cities sharing Rjukan's time zone
- OsloNO
- BergenNO
- TrondheimNO
- StavangerNO
- KristiansandNO
- DrammenNO
- LillestrømNO
- SandnesNO
Other cities in Norway
- Oslo13:50
- Bergen13:50
- Trondheim13:50
- Stavanger13:50
- Kristiansand13:50
- Drammen13:50
- Lillestrøm13:50
- Sandnes13:50
- Fredrikstad13:50
- Sandefjord13:50
- Asker13:50
- Sarpsborg13:50
Distances from Rjukan
| London | 1,077 km | SW (214°) |
| Paris | 1,289 km | SSW (201°) |
| Moscow | 1,763 km | E (92°) |
| Dubai | 5,241 km | ESE (116°) |
| Chicago | 6,397 km | WNW (299°) |
| Mumbai | 6,760 km | ESE (103°) |
| Tokyo | 8,485 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,496 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,700 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 10,169 km | E (85°) |
| São Paulo | 10,538 km | SW (229°) |
| Sydney | 16,057 km | ENE (60°) |
Cities near Rjukan
FAQ
What time is it in Rjukan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rjukan (Norway), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rjukan in?
Rjukan runs on the Europe/Oslo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Rjukan 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 Rjukan today?
Rjukan sees sunrise at 07:47 and sunset at 16:33 today, giving 8h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rjukan tonight?
The moon phase over Rjukan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rjukan?
The antipode of Rjukan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 59.88° S, 171.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,804 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rjukan?
Rjukan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rjukan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rjukan, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.