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

2:26:56 am CEST

Friday, May 23, 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

°F

Weather

46 °F

Clear.
61 / 40 °F

Sat 24.		61 / 40 °F
Sun 25.		66 / 52 °F

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Time Zone

CEST (Central European Summer Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

DST started

Mar 30, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 26, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:29 am
↑ 54° Northeast

Sunset

9:28 pm
↑ 306° Northwest

Day length

15 hours, 59 minutes
+2m 32s longer

Moon 23.1%

Rise – 3:32 am
Set – 4:46 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:28 pm
Altitude: 59.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

12:00 midnight – 3:45 am
11:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Nautical
Twilight

3:45 am – 4:46 am
10:12 pm – 11:14 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:46 am – 5:29 am
9:28 pm – 10:12 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 20, 2025
1:58 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
May 27, 2025
5:02 am

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Airports

Düsseldorf International Airport, DUS
About 16 mi SW of Essen
Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN
About 41 mi S of Essen
Dortmund Airport, DTM
About 26 mi E of Essen

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Essen

Germany

2:2656am

Friday, May 23, 2025