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

2:01:58 pm CET

Friday, November 13, 2026

Country:	Germany
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Lat/Long:	51°27'N / 7°01'E
Elevation:	87 m
Currency:	Euro (EUR)
Languages:	German
Country Code:	+49

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Weather

48 °F

Passing clouds.
46 / 35 °F

Sat 14.		46 / 35 °F
Sun 15.		52 / 36 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:46 am
↑ 119° Southeast

Sunset

4:45 pm
↑ 241° Southwest

Day length

8 hours, 59 minutes
-3m 10s shorter

Moon 16.1%

Rise – 12:13 pm
Set – 7:12 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:16 pm
Altitude: 20.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:29 am
6:02 pm – 6:41 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:29 am – 7:09 am
5:22 pm – 6:02 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:09 am – 7:46 am
4:45 pm – 5:22 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
November 9, 2026
8:02 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
November 17, 2026
12:47 pm

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Airports

Düsseldorf International Airport, DUS
About 16 mi SW of Essen
Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN
About 41 mi S of Essen
Dortmund Airport, DTM
About 26 mi E of Essen

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Essen

Germany

2:01 58 pm

Friday, November 13, 2026