What time is it in Alicante?
18:44:51
Friday 13 November 2026
- Alicante, Spain
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:41 · sunset 17:51
Time difference with Alicante
Alicante is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Alicante |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Alicante
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+02:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Alicante
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1974 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1950 – 1973 | UTC+1 all year round |
| 1949 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1947 – 1948 | UTC+1 all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Madrid. Daylight saving time in Spain: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Alicante
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 258 km away, Ténès (Algeria) is on the same time as Alicante in winter and 1 hour behind in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| San Vicent del Raspeig | 7 km |
| Sant Joan d'Alacant | 7 km |
| Mutxamel | 8 km |
| El Campello | 12 km |
| Santa Pola | 19 km |
| Elx | 21 km |
| Aspe | 25 km |
| Novelda | 25 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Alicante
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 10 h 10 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 07:13, dusk 18:19, solar noon 12:46. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 29 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 50 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:37 (9 June 2027), latest at 08:26 (31 October 2027); earliest sunset at 17:41 (1 December 2026), latest at 21:29 (22 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:39 · moonset 20:49 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar