Current Local Time in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

1:12:28 pm CET

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Germany
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Lat/Long:	50°56'N / 6°58'E
Elevation:	55 m
Currency:	Euro (EUR)
Languages:	German
Country Code:	+49

°F

Weather

59 °F

Passing clouds.
61 / 37 °F

Sun 22.		61 / 37 °F
Mon 23.		59 / 33 °F

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Time Zone

CET (Central European Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:32 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:46 pm
↑ 272° West

Day length

12 hours, 14 minutes
+3m 53s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 7:04 am
Set – 10:32 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:39 pm
Altitude: 39.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:40 am – 5:21 am
7:58 pm – 8:39 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:21 am – 6:00 am
7:19 pm – 7:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:00 am – 6:32 am
6:46 pm – 7:19 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
8:17 pm

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Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN
About 9 mi ESE of Cologne
Düsseldorf International Airport, DUS
About 25 mi NNW of Cologne
Frankfurt Airport, FRA
About 95 mi SE of Cologne

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1:12 28 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026