Right now, local time in Vechta is 18:25 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vechta ranks #19677 worldwide by population and #503 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Day length
- 9h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 7h 37m (winter) – 16h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vechta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.7306° N, 8.2897° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 29,729 · #19677 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vechta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.73° S, 171.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,039 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vechta today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:55
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 130.1° from north (SE (130°))
Full prayer timetable for Vechta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vechta sits in the Europe/Berlin 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 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Vechta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 590 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,416 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.73° N, 8.29° 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 | 09:25 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:25 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:25 | −4h |
| London | 17:25 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:25 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:25 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:25 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:55 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:25 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:25 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:25 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:25 | +10h |
Best time to call Vechta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vechta local time:
Cities sharing Vechta's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Vechta
| London | 590 km | W (260°) |
| Paris | 599 km | SW (226°) |
| Moscow | 1,920 km | ENE (68°) |
| Dubai | 4,950 km | ESE (109°) |
| Mumbai | 6,633 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 6,783 km | WNW (302°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,055 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,068 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,119 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 10,001 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,260 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,416 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Vechta
FAQ
What time is it in Vechta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vechta (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Vechta in?
Vechta runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Vechta 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 Vechta today?
Vechta sees sunrise at 07:26 and sunset at 16:57 today, giving 9h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vechta tonight?
The moon phase over Vechta tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vechta?
The antipode of Vechta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.73° S, 171.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,039 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vechta?
Vechta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vechta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vechta, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.