Right now, local time in Sassenheim is 09:43 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sassenheim ranks #33270 worldwide by population and #246 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 9h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 7h 42m (winter) – 16h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sassenheim — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.2250° N, 4.5222° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Holland
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 15,510 · #33270 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sassenheim through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.23° S, 175.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 923 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sassenheim today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:42
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 125.0° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Sassenheim — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sassenheim sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Sassenheim's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 329 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,673 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.23° N, 4.52° 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 | 01:43 | −8h |
| Chicago | 02:43 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 05:43 | −4h |
| London | 08:43 | −1h |
| Paris | 09:43 | same time |
| Moscow | 11:43 | +2h |
| Dubai | 12:43 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 14:13 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:43 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 16:43 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 17:43 | +8h |
| Sydney | 19:43 | +10h |
Best time to call Sassenheim
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sassenheim local time:
Cities sharing Sassenheim's time zone
Distances from Sassenheim
| London | 329 km | WSW (258°) |
| Paris | 404 km | SSW (203°) |
| Moscow | 2,177 km | ENE (66°) |
| Dubai | 5,177 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,594 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,880 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,933 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,308 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,316 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,775 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,520 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,673 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Sassenheim
- Warmond3 km · 09:43
- Voorhout3 km · 09:43
- Noordwijkerhout5 km · 09:43
- Lisse5 km · 09:43
- Merenwijk5 km · 09:43
- Lisserbroek5 km · 09:43
- Binnenhof7 km · 09:43
- Leiderdorp7 km · 09:43
FAQ
What time is it in Sassenheim right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sassenheim (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sassenheim in?
Sassenheim runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sassenheim 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 Sassenheim today?
Sassenheim sees sunrise at 07:38 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 9h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sassenheim tonight?
The moon phase over Sassenheim tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sassenheim?
The antipode of Sassenheim — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.23° S, 175.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 923 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sassenheim?
Sassenheim lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sassenheim?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sassenheim, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.