Right now, local time in Sontra is 09:20 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sontra ranks #49627 worldwide by population and #1996 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 9h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sontra — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0717° N, 9.9356° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 8,624 · #49627 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sontra through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.07° S, 170.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 929 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sontra today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:55
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 130.7° from north (SE (131°))
Full prayer timetable for Sontra — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sontra sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Sontra's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 595 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,368 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.07° N, 9.94° 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 | 01:20 | −8h |
| Chicago | 02:20 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 05:20 | −4h |
| London | 08:20 | −1h |
| Paris | 09:20 | same time |
| Moscow | 11:20 | +2h |
| Dubai | 12:20 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 13:50 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:20 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 16:20 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 17:20 | +8h |
| Sydney | 19:20 | +10h |
Best time to call Sontra
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sontra local time:
Cities sharing Sontra's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Sontra
| Paris | 595 km | WSW (249°) |
| London | 701 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 1,893 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 4,783 km | ESE (109°) |
| Mumbai | 6,494 km | E (99°) |
| Chicago | 6,979 km | NW (304°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,032 km | ENE (65°) |
| Tokyo | 9,193 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,281 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 9,966 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,162 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,368 km | ENE (74°) |
Cities near Sontra
- Nentershausen6 km · 09:20
- Cornberg6 km · 09:20
- Waldkappel9 km · 09:20
- Ronshausen15 km · 09:20
- Eschwege15 km · 09:20
- Dankmarshausen17 km · 09:20
- Gerstungen15 km · 09:20
- Bebra15 km · 09:20
FAQ
What time is it in Sontra right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sontra (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sontra in?
Sontra runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sontra 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 Sontra today?
Sontra sees sunrise at 07:13 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 9h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sontra tonight?
The moon phase over Sontra tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sontra?
The antipode of Sontra — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.07° S, 170.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 929 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sontra?
Sontra lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sontra?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sontra, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.