Right now, local time in Rouen is 14:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rouen ranks #5366 worldwide by population and #47 in France.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris 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 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 9h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 8h 09m (winter) – 16h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rouen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rouen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.44° S, 178.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 636 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rouen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:57
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 118.4° from north (ESE (118°))
Full prayer timetable for Rouen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rouen sits in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8941 cities we cover in France.
Rouen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 112 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,019 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.44° N, 1.10° 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 | 05:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:56 | −4h |
| London | 13:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Rouen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rouen local time:
Cities sharing Rouen's time zone
- ParisFR
- MarseilleFR
- LyonFR
- ToulouseFR
- NiceFR
- NantesFR
- Marne La ValléeFR
- StrasbourgFR
Other cities in France
- Paris14:56
- Marseille14:56
- Lyon14:56
- Toulouse14:56
- Nice14:56
- Nantes14:56
- Marne La Vallée14:56
- Strasbourg14:56
- Bordeaux14:56
- Montpellier14:56
- Lille14:56
- Paris 15 Vaugirard14:56
Distances from Rouen
| Paris | 112 km | SE (125°) |
| London | 246 km | NNW (340°) |
| Moscow | 2,531 km | ENE (60°) |
| Dubai | 5,346 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 6,539 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 7,105 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,975 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 9,386 km | SW (223°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,671 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 9,707 km | NNE (33°) |
| Singapore | 10,808 km | E (79°) |
| Sydney | 17,019 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Rouen
- Mont-Saint-Aignan2 km · 14:56
- Bihorel2 km · 14:56
- Bois-Guillaume3 km · 14:56
- Sotteville-lès-Rouen4 km · 14:56
- Le Petit-Quevilly4 km · 14:56
- Darnétal4 km · 14:56
- Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie5 km · 14:56
- Déville-lès-Rouen4 km · 14:56
FAQ
What time is it in Rouen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rouen (France), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rouen in?
Rouen runs on the Europe/Paris IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Rouen 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 Rouen today?
Rouen sees sunrise at 07:46 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 9h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rouen tonight?
The moon phase over Rouen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rouen?
The antipode of Rouen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.44° S, 178.90° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 636 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rouen?
Rouen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rouen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rouen, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.