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Time in Essen, Germany now

09:03:13pm

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April Fools' Day

Essen switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 30. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:05AM ↓ 08:07PM (13h 2m) - More info - Make Essen time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Essen

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours behind UTC+8

From 26 October 2025: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Essen is 7 hours behind UTC+8 when Essen is on standard time, and 6 hours behind UTC+8 when Essen is on daylight saving time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Essen is Europe/Berlin.

Sunday March 30 2025

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday October 26 2025

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Essen

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
London	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+9 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Essen

Sunrise: 07:05AM
Sunset: 08:07PM
Day length: 13h 2m
Solar noon: 01:36PM
The current local time in Essen is 96 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Essen on the map

Location: Germany
Latitude: 51.46. Longitude: 7.01
Population: 593,000

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Best restaurants in Essen

#1 CHILLERS American Diner & Bar Essen - American and grill food
#2 Kettner‘s Kamota - Austrian and vegetarian options food
#3 Restaurant Hannappel - International and vegetarian options food
#4 Restaurant Pierburg - Erika Bergheim - Delicatessen and vegetarian options food

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