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Time in Hanover, Germany now

18:15:29

Tuesday, March 31, 2026, week 14

World Backup Day / Freedom Day (Malta)

Hanover switched to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, March 29. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:57 ↓ 19:53 (12h 56m) - More info - Make Hanover time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Hanover

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Hanover is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Hanover can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Hanover is Europe/Berlin.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

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

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

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

Time difference
from Hanover

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 Hanover

Sunrise: 06:57
Sunset: 19:53
Day length: 12h 56m
Solar noon: 13:25
The current local time in Hanover is 85 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Hanover on the map

Location: Germany
Latitude: 52.37. Longitude: 9.73
Population: 515,000

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Best restaurants in Hanover

#1 Frittenwerk Hannover Hbf - Vegetarian and vegan food
#2 Andronaco Grande Mercato - Italian and mediterranean food
#3 Kentucky Fried Chicken - Fast food and vegetarian options food

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