Right now, local time in Ventspils is 20:00 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ventspils ranks #18056 worldwide by population and #6 in Latvia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 9h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 6h 37m (winter) – 18h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ventspils — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ventspils through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 57.39° S, 158.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,953 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ventspils today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 14:17
- Maghrib
- 16:46
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 152.0° from north (SSE (152°))
Full prayer timetable for Ventspils — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ventspils sits in the Europe/Riga time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 131 cities we cover in Latvia.
Ventspils's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 998 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,459 km off. Its position on the globe is 57.39° N, 21.56° 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 | 10:00 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:00 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:00 | −5h |
| London | 18:00 | −2h |
| Paris | 19:00 | −1h |
| Moscow | 21:00 | +1h |
| Dubai | 22:00 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:30 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:00 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 02:00 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 03:00 | +7h |
| Sydney | 05:00 | +9h |
Best time to call Ventspils
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ventspils local time:
Cities sharing Ventspils's time zone
Distances from Ventspils
| Moscow | 998 km | E (94°) |
| London | 1,539 km | WSW (254°) |
| Paris | 1,586 km | WSW (241°) |
| Dubai | 4,461 km | SE (129°) |
| Mumbai | 5,963 km | ESE (114°) |
| Chicago | 7,172 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,085 km | ENE (75°) |
| Tokyo | 8,165 km | NE (48°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,173 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 9,418 km | E (96°) |
| São Paulo | 10,987 km | WSW (239°) |
| Sydney | 15,459 km | ENE (77°) |
Cities near Ventspils
FAQ
What time is it in Ventspils right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ventspils (Latvia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ventspils in?
Ventspils runs on the Europe/Riga IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ventspils 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 Ventspils today?
Ventspils sees sunrise at 07:48 and sunset at 16:48 today, giving 9h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ventspils tonight?
The moon phase over Ventspils tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ventspils?
The antipode of Ventspils — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 57.39° S, 158.44° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,953 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ventspils?
Ventspils lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ventspils?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ventspils, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.