Current Time in Köln, Germany 🇩🇪
Lat/Long: 50.93° N, 6.95° E
State: North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Köln
Sunrise
in Köln
↑
5:24 AM
Sunset
in Köln
↓
9:48 PM
Day Length
16h 24m
Dawn
in Köln
4:37 AM
Dusk
in Köln
10:34 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Köln
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
90.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 23:47
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 08:40
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FAQ — Time in Köln
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 06:08:46 in Köln, 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.
Köln 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, Köln 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.
Köln 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 Köln'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.