Right now, local time in Rostock is 14:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rostock ranks #3136 worldwide by population and #47 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Day length
- 9h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 7h 21m (winter) – 17h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rostock — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 54.0887° N, 12.1405° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 198,293 · #3136 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rostock through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 54.09° S, 167.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,291 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rostock today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 14:12
- Maghrib
- 16:41
- Isha
- 18:34
- Qibla direction
- 136.4° from north (SE (136°))
Full prayer timetable for Rostock — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rostock sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Rostock's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 872 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,125 km off. Its position on the globe is 54.09° N, 12.14° 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 | 06:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:35 | −4h |
| London | 13:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Rostock
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rostock local time:
Cities sharing Rostock's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Rostock
| London | 872 km | WSW (256°) |
| Paris | 892 km | SW (233°) |
| Moscow | 1,629 km | ENE (73°) |
| Dubai | 4,770 km | ESE (115°) |
| Mumbai | 6,410 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 6,915 km | NW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,760 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 8,840 km | NE (41°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,121 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 9,995 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 10,293 km | SW (232°) |
| Sydney | 16,125 km | ENE (72°) |
Cities near Rostock
- Dierkow-West2 km · 14:35
- Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt2 km · 14:35
- Dierkow-Neu3 km · 14:35
- Papendorf6 km · 14:35
- Roggentin5 km · 14:35
- Nienhagen7 km · 14:35
- Bentwisch5 km · 14:35
- Kritzmow7 km · 14:35
FAQ
What time is it in Rostock right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rostock (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rostock in?
Rostock runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Rostock 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 Rostock today?
Rostock sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 16:43 today, giving 9h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rostock tonight?
The moon phase over Rostock tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rostock?
The antipode of Rostock — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 54.09° S, 167.86° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,291 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rostock?
Rostock lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rostock?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rostock, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.