What time is it in Essen?
18:41:51
Friday 13 November 2026
- Essen, Germany
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:46 · sunset 16:46
Time difference with Essen
Essen is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Essen |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:41 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:41 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:41 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:41 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:41 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:41 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:11 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:41 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:41 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:41 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:41 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:41 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Essen
| 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 Essen
| 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 Essen
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 378 km away, Lowestoft (United Kingdom) is 1 hour behind Essen all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Gelsenkirchen | 8 km |
| Wattenscheid | 9 km |
| Bottrop | 9 km |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | 10 km |
| Oberhausen | 11 km |
| Gladbeck | 13 km |
| Hattingen | 14 km |
| Velbert | 14 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Essen
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Day length
- 8 h 59 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:09, dusk 17:22, solar noon 12:16. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (7 h 50 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (16 h 37 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:14 (12 June 2027), latest at 08:37 (28 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:23 (8 December 2026), latest at 21:53 (23 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:14 · moonset 19:13 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar