What time is it in Bochum?
18:43:22
Friday 13 November 2026
- Bochum, Germany
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:45 · sunset 16:45
Time difference with Bochum
Bochum is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Bochum
| 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 Bochum
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1980 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1950 – 1979 | UTC+1 all year round |
| 1948 – 1949 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1947 | successive offsets: UTC+1, UTC+2, UTC+3 |
| until 1946 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Berlin. Daylight saving time in Germany: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Bochum
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 390 km away, Lowestoft (United Kingdom) is 1 hour behind Bochum all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Wattenscheid | 5 km |
| Herne | 6 km |
| Gelsenkirchen | 9 km |
| Lütgendortmund | 9 km |
| Hattingen | 9 km |
| Witten | 10 km |
| Castrop-Rauxel | 11 km |
| Dorstfeld | 14 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Bochum
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 8 h 59 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:09, dusk 17:21, solar noon 12:15. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (7 h 50 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (16 h 38 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:13 (12 June 2027), latest at 08:36 (26 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:22 (8 December 2026), latest at 21:52 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:13 · moonset 19:11 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar