Right now, local time in Velen is 21:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Velen ranks #37665 worldwide by population and #1315 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 7h 46m (winter) – 16h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Velen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.8945° N, 6.9881° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 13,074 · #37665 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Velen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.89° S, 173.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 921 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Velen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 127.7° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Velen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Velen sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Velen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 471 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,532 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.89° N, 6.99° 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 | 12:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:56 | −4h |
| London | 20:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Velen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Velen local time:
Cities sharing Velen's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Velen
| Paris | 471 km | SW (226°) |
| London | 492 km | W (268°) |
| Moscow | 2,038 km | ENE (66°) |
| Dubai | 5,005 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,709 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,757 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,076 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,176 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,247 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,873 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,357 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,532 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Velen
- Gescher7 km · 21:56
- Heiden8 km · 21:56
- Reken8 km · 21:56
- Bahnhof Reken11 km · 21:56
- Mariaveen9 km · 21:56
- Klein Reken13 km · 21:56
- Stadtlohn12 km · 21:56
- Südlohn10 km · 21:56
FAQ
What time is it in Velen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Velen (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Velen in?
Velen runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Velen 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 Velen today?
Velen sees sunrise at 07:29 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Velen tonight?
The moon phase over Velen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Velen?
The antipode of Velen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.89° S, 173.01° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 921 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Velen?
Velen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Velen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Velen, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.