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

5:27:03 am CEST

Saturday, May 9, 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

°F

Weather

41 °F

Clear.
67 / 47 °F

Sun 10.		67 / 47 °F
Mon 11.		56 / 39 °F

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Time Zone

CEST (Central European Summer Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

DST started

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:49 am
↑ 60° Northeast

Sunset

9:07 pm
↑ 300° Northwest

Day length

15 hours, 18 minutes
+3m 15s longer

Moon 57.4%

Rise – 3:03 am
Set – 11:47 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:28 pm
Altitude: 56.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:05 am – 4:17 am
10:41 pm – 11:54 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:17 am – 5:10 am
9:47 pm – 10:41 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:10 am – 5:49 am
9:07 pm – 9:47 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
7:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
11:10 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

5:27 03 am

Saturday, May 9, 2026