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

10:43:45 am CET

Friday, December 19, 2025

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

°C

Weather

12 °C

Overcast.
9 / 3 °C

Sat 20.		9 / 3 °C
Sun 21.		11 / 4 °C

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 30, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Oct 26, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Toronto

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Sunrise

8:33 am
↑ 128° Southeast

Sunset

4:24 pm
↑ 232° Southwest

Day length

7 hours, 50 minutes
-17s shorter

Moon 0.6%

Rise – 8:39 am
Set – 3:15 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:29 pm
Altitude: 15.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:29 am – 7:10 am
5:47 pm – 6:28 pm

Nautical
Twilight

7:10 am – 7:53 am
5:04 pm – 5:47 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:53 am – 8:33 am
4:24 pm – 5:04 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
9:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 20, 2025
2:43 am

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Airports

Düsseldorf International Airport, DUS
About 26 km SW of Essen
Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN
About 66 km S of Essen
Dortmund Airport, DTM
About 42 km E of Essen

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Essen

Germany

10:43 45 am

Friday, December 19, 2025