What time is it in Ceuta?
17:50:28
Friday 13 November 2026
- Ceuta, Spain
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:55 · sunset 18:15
Time difference with Ceuta
Ceuta is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Ceuta |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:50 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 11:50 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:50 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:50 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 17:50 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:50 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 22:20 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:50 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:50 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:50 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 03:50 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:50 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Ceuta
| 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 Ceuta
| 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 Ceuta
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 6 km away, Fnidek (Morocco) is 1 hour behind Ceuta in winter and 2 hours behind in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fnidek | 6 km |
| Mdiq | 23 km |
| Gibraltar | 29 km |
| Tarifa | 29 km |
| Algésiras | 30 km |
| Martil | 31 km |
| La Línea de la Concepción | 31 km |
| Tétouan | 35 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Ceuta
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 10 h 20 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 07:28, dusk 18:42, solar noon 13:05. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 43 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 35 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 07:04 (6 June 2027), latest at 08:42 (31 October 2027); earliest sunset at 18:07 (29 November 2026), latest at 21:41 (22 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:50 · moonset 21:17 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Spain
Good to know about the time in Ceuta
Ceuta, a Spanish city on the African coast of the Strait of Gibraltar, uses Madrid and Paris time: currently UTC+1, with the European clock change dates. It is 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
Morocco, which surrounds it, uses Greenwich Mean Time: Ceuta is 1 hour ahead of Morocco in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer. When crossing the border towards Fnideq or Tétouan, you put your watch back. Time in Melilla