Current time in Essen
- 07:17:20
- DST
Dienstag
25.08.2026
Time zones in Essen
- Standard time
- Central European Time CET
- Daylight saving time
- Central European Summer Time CEST
- Universal Time Code
- UTC+01:00
- Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID)
- Europe/Berlin
Time difference between Essen and Germany
+/-0 Stunden
The current time difference between Essen and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.Time difference between Essen and other places worldwide:
Daylight Saving Time in Essen
In Essen, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).
- Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
- Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Next change to standard time
- Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00. - Next change to daylight saving time
- Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
Data sheet for Essen
- State:
North Rhine-Westphalia - Land:
Germany - Population: 574.682 (Zensus 2022)
- Area: 210 km²
- Population desity: 2732 per km²
- Latitude: 51.450832
- Longitude: 7.013056
- Elevation: 116 m
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Path of the sun in Essen
Today (25.08.2026)
- Dawn: 05:58 Uhr
- Sunrise: 06:32 Uhr
- Highest point of the sun: 13:34 Uhr
- Sunset: 20:36 Uhr
- Twilight: 21:10 Uhr
Tomorrow (26.08.2026)
- Dawn: 05:59 Uhr
- Sunrise: 06:33 Uhr
- Highest point of the sun: 13:33 Uhr
- Sunset: 20:33 Uhr
- Twilight: 21:07 Uhr
Cities and places near Essen
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Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (14.6 km)
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (57.5 km)
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Monschau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (112.3 km)
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Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany (115.9 km)
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Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (127.9 km)
Airports near Essen
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Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) – 24.8 km
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Dortmund Airport (DTM) – 42.2 km
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Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) – 62.6 km
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Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) – 65.7 km
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Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) – 89 km
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) – 105.4 km
Time difference between Essen and other cities wordwide
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Los Angeles
+9 hours -
Vancouver
+9 hours -
New York City
+6 hours
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Mexico CIty
+8 hours -
London
+1 hour -
Paris
±0 hours -
Berlin
±0 hours
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Stockholm
±0 hours -
Tokyo
-7 hours