Right now, local time in Wetzlar is 03:01 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wetzlar ranks #11765 worldwide by population and #219 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 9h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 7h 59m (winter) – 16h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wetzlar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.5611° N, 8.5049° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hesse
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 52,656 · #11765 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wetzlar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.56° S, 171.50° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 828 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wetzlar today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 128.3° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Wetzlar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wetzlar sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Wetzlar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 481 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,481 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.56° N, 8.50° 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 | 19:01 | −8h |
| Chicago | 21:01 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 23:01 | −4h |
| London | 02:01 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:01 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:01 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:01 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:31 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:01 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:01 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:01 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:01 | +10h |
Best time to call Wetzlar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wetzlar local time:
Cities sharing Wetzlar's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Wetzlar
| Paris | 481 km | WSW (249°) |
| London | 613 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 2,008 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 4,860 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,586 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,926 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,147 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,257 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,300 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,853 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 10,266 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,481 km | ENE (73°) |
Cities near Wetzlar
- Aßlar5 km · 03:01
- Laufdorf6 km · 03:01
- Albshausen5 km · 03:01
- Schwalbach8 km · 03:01
- Schöffengrund8 km · 03:01
- Oberbiel6 km · 03:01
- Solms7 km · 03:01
- Burgsolms7 km · 03:01
FAQ
What time is it in Wetzlar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wetzlar (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Wetzlar in?
Wetzlar runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Wetzlar 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 Wetzlar today?
Wetzlar sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 9h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wetzlar tonight?
The moon phase over Wetzlar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wetzlar?
The antipode of Wetzlar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.56° S, 171.50° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 828 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wetzlar?
Wetzlar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wetzlar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wetzlar, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.