Current Time in Hildesheim, Germany 🇩🇪
Lat/Long: 52.15° N, 9.95° E
State: Lower Saxony
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany
IANA Timezone: Europe/Berlin
Timezone: CET
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CEST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Germany: CET
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Germany: CEST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Hildesheim
Sunrise
in Hildesheim
↑
5:01 AM
Sunset
in Hildesheim
↓
9:36 PM
Day Length
16h 35m
Dawn
in Hildesheim
4:12 AM
Dusk
in Hildesheim
10:25 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Hildesheim
Current Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
64.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 01:31
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 11:50
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FAQ — Time in Hildesheim
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It is currently 00:49:25 in Hildesheim, Germany. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Hildesheim uses Europe/Berlin (CET) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Berlin, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Hildesheim observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes CEST (UTC+02:00). Check the Germany public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Hildesheim is currently +01:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Hildesheim's local time, use our time calculator.
In Germany, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the Germany calendar for this year's transition.