Right now, local time in Solingen is 14:51 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Solingen ranks #3732 worldwide by population and #58 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 9h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 7h 53m (winter) – 16h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Solingen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.1734° N, 7.0845° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 164,359 · #3732 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Solingen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.17° S, 172.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 848 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Solingen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 14:38
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 127.1° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Solingen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Solingen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Solingen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 425 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,554 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.17° N, 7.08° 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 | 05:51 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:51 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:51 | −4h |
| London | 13:51 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:51 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:51 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:51 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:21 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:51 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:51 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:51 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:51 | +10h |
Best time to call Solingen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Solingen local time:
Cities sharing Solingen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Solingen
| Paris | 425 km | SW (235°) |
| London | 502 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 2,066 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 4,975 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,693 km | E (96°) |
| Chicago | 6,805 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,139 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,206 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,307 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,824 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,359 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,554 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Solingen
- Haan5 km · 14:51
- Gruiten7 km · 14:51
- Ohligs6 km · 14:51
- Burscheid10 km · 14:51
- Leichlingen9 km · 14:51
- Hilgen - Dünweg9 km · 14:51
- Wuppertal10 km · 14:51
- Remscheid8 km · 14:51
FAQ
What time is it in Solingen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Solingen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Solingen in?
Solingen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Solingen 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 Solingen today?
Solingen sees sunrise at 07:24 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 9h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Solingen tonight?
The moon phase over Solingen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Solingen?
The antipode of Solingen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.17° S, 172.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 848 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Solingen?
Solingen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Solingen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Solingen, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.