Right now, local time in Ruinen is 18:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ruinen ranks #97158 worldwide by population and #932 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 9h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 7h 36m (winter) – 16h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ruinen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.7625° N, 6.3542° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 2,610 · #97158 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ruinen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.76° S, 173.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,003 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ruinen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 127.7° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Ruinen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ruinen sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Ruinen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 464 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,536 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.76° N, 6.35° 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 | 09:04 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:04 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:04 | −4h |
| London | 17:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Ruinen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ruinen local time:
Cities sharing Ruinen's time zone
Distances from Ruinen
| London | 464 km | WSW (255°) |
| Paris | 517 km | SW (215°) |
| Moscow | 2,040 km | ENE (68°) |
| Dubai | 5,075 km | ESE (107°) |
| Chicago | 6,670 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,763 km | E (97°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,977 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,170 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,195 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,906 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,389 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,536 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Ruinen
FAQ
What time is it in Ruinen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ruinen (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ruinen in?
Ruinen runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ruinen 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 Ruinen today?
Ruinen sees sunrise at 07:34 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 9h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ruinen tonight?
The moon phase over Ruinen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ruinen?
The antipode of Ruinen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.76° S, 173.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,003 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ruinen?
Ruinen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ruinen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ruinen, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.