Right now, local time in Wattenscheid is 16:09 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wattenscheid ranks #8463 worldwide by population and #146 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
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 9h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 7h 50m (winter) – 16h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wattenscheid — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.4806° N, 7.1425° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 68 m above sea level — higher than about 26% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 73,965 · #8463 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wattenscheid through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.48° S, 172.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 881 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wattenscheid today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 127.5° from north (SE (127°))
Full prayer timetable for Wattenscheid — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wattenscheid sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Wattenscheid sits at just 68 m above sea level. Wattenscheid's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 449 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,538 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.48° N, 7.14° 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 | 08:09 | −8h |
| Chicago | 10:09 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:09 | −4h |
| London | 15:09 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:09 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:09 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:09 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:39 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:09 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:09 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:09 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:09 | +10h |
Best time to call Wattenscheid
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wattenscheid local time:
Cities sharing Wattenscheid's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Wattenscheid
| Paris | 449 km | SW (231°) |
| London | 503 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 2,048 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,981 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,693 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,791 km | WNW (302°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,117 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,187 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,277 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,850 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,352 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,538 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Wattenscheid
- Hordel3 km · 16:09
- Gelsenkirchen4 km · 16:09
- Dahlhausen6 km · 16:09
- Bochum5 km · 16:09
- Niederwenigern8 km · 16:09
- Überruhr-Holthausen8 km · 16:09
- Hattingen10 km · 16:09
- Herne9 km · 16:09
FAQ
What time is it in Wattenscheid right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wattenscheid (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Wattenscheid in?
Wattenscheid runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Wattenscheid 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 Wattenscheid today?
Wattenscheid sees sunrise at 07:23 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 9h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wattenscheid tonight?
The moon phase over Wattenscheid tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wattenscheid?
The antipode of Wattenscheid — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.48° S, 172.86° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 881 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wattenscheid?
Wattenscheid sits at about 68 m above sea level, higher than roughly 26% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Wattenscheid?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wattenscheid, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.