Right now, local time in Sankt Margrethen is 23:40 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankt Margrethen ranks #65980 worldwide by population and #325 in Switzerland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 9h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 8h 27m (winter) – 15h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankt Margrethen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.4525° N, 9.6374° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saint Gallen
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 5,395 · #65980 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankt Margrethen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.45° S, 170.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 619 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankt Margrethen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 14:37
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 126.5° from north (SE (126°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankt Margrethen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankt Margrethen sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Sankt Margrethen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 563 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,485 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.45° N, 9.64° 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 | 14:40 | −9h |
| Chicago | 16:40 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 19:40 | −4h |
| London | 22:40 | −1h |
| Paris | 23:40 | same time |
| Moscow | 01:40 | +2h |
| Dubai | 02:40 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:10 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:40 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 06:40 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 07:40 | +8h |
| Sydney | 09:40 | +10h |
Best time to call Sankt Margrethen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankt Margrethen local time:
Cities sharing Sankt Margrethen's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich23:40
- Geneva23:40
- Basel23:40
- Lausanne23:40
- Bern23:40
- Winterthur23:40
- Luzern23:40
- Sankt Gallen23:40
- Lugano23:40
- Biel/Bienne23:40
- Zürich (Kreis 11)23:40
- Zürich (Kreis 3)23:40
Distances from Sankt Margrethen
| Paris | 563 km | WNW (289°) |
| London | 836 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 2,122 km | NE (54°) |
| Dubai | 4,683 km | ESE (105°) |
| Mumbai | 6,463 km | E (96°) |
| Chicago | 7,189 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,223 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 9,520 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,571 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 9,690 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,211 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,485 km | E (79°) |
Cities near Sankt Margrethen
FAQ
What time is it in Sankt Margrethen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankt Margrethen (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankt Margrethen in?
Sankt Margrethen runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sankt Margrethen 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 Sankt Margrethen today?
Sankt Margrethen sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 9h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankt Margrethen tonight?
The moon phase over Sankt Margrethen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankt Margrethen?
The antipode of Sankt Margrethen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.45° S, 170.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 619 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankt Margrethen?
Sankt Margrethen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankt Margrethen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankt Margrethen, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.