Time zone
Central European Standard Time (CET), UTC+1. IANA zone Europe/Berlin.
Time in Germany
Time in Essen now
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
CET · UTC+1 Central European Standard Time
- Sunrise
- 7:28 AM
- Sunset
- 5:02 PM
- Day length
- 9 h 34 min
- Daylight saving
- Changes Mar 28, 2027
Essen time zone
Clock changes
Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
Location
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Coordinates 51.46° N, 7.01° E; population about 593,085.
Sunrise and sunset in Essen today
- Dawn (civil)
- 6:52 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:28 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:15 PM
- Sunset
- 5:02 PM
- Dusk (civil)
- 5:38 PM
- Day length
- 9 h 34 min
- Night length
- 14 h 26 min
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:06 AM – 8:18 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 4:12 PM – 5:24 PM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:52 AM – 7:06 AM
- Blue hour, evening
- 5:24 PM – 5:38 PM
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
Essen time compared with other cities
Hour comparison appears when this page finishes loading.
| City | Local time | Difference from Essen |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | 6 hours behind Essen |
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 9 hours behind Essen |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 7 hours behind Essen |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Essen |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Essen |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 11 hours behind Essen |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 10 hours behind Essen |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | 6 hours behind Essen |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Essen |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 7 hours behind Essen |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 4 hours behind Essen |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 4 hours behind Essen |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 1 hour behind Essen |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 1 hour behind Essen |
Questions about time in Essen
What time zone is Essen in?
Essen uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is Europe/Berlin, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Does Essen observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2). The previous change was on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
How far is Essen from UTC?
Essen is 1 hour ahead of UTC on standard time and 2 hours ahead of UTC during daylight saving time.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Essen today?
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 7:28 AM and set at 5:02 PM, giving 9 h 34 min of daylight.
Near Essen
- Gelsenkirchen, Germany 8 km
- Bochum, Germany 14 km
- Duisburg, Germany 17 km
- Wuppertal, Germany 24 km
- Düsseldorf, Germany 31 km
- Dortmund, Germany 32 km
- Köln, Germany 58 km
- Venlo, Netherlands 59 km