Current Time Norway Spitsbergen, Norway

Current time, date, time zones, time difference

Current time in Spitsbergen

Donnerstag
27.08.2026

Time zones in Spitsbergen

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/Oslo

Time difference between Spitsbergen and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

The current time difference between Spitsbergen and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.

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Daylight Saving Time in Spitsbergen

In Spitsbergen, 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).
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.

Information about Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, located in the North Atlantic. The archipelago, which consists of more than 400 islands, is often referred to as Spitsbergen—but since 1920, the official name of the archipelago has been Svalbard, which means “cool coast” in Norwegian.

Data sheet for Spitsbergen

  • Country: Flag of NorwayNorway
  • Population: 2.881 (Schätzung 2025)
  • Area: 62.045 km²
  • Population desity: 0,046 per km²
  • Latitude: 78.17763
  • Longitude: 16.56722
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Path of the sun in Spitsbergen

Today (27.08.2026)

  • Dawn: 01:00 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 02:18 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 12:55 Uhr
  • Sunset: 23:31 Uhr
  • Twilight: 01:00 Uhr

Tomorrow (28.08.2026)

  • Dawn: 01:00 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 02:36 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 12:54 Uhr
  • Sunset: 23:13 Uhr
  • Twilight: 01:00 Uhr

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