Current Time in Leiden, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Lat/Long: 52.16° N, 4.49° E
Province: South Holland
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
IANA Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
Timezone: CET
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CEST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Netherlands: CET
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Netherlands: CEST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Leiden
Sunrise
in Leiden
↑
5:38 AM
Sunset
in Leiden
↓
9:56 PM
Day Length
16h 18m
Dawn
in Leiden
4:51 AM
Dusk
in Leiden
10:43 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Leiden
Current Phase
New Moon
Illumination
0.1%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 06:37
Next Moonset
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Today, 22:26
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FAQ — Time in Leiden
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 11:45:30 in Leiden, Netherlands. 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.
Leiden uses Europe/Amsterdam (CET) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Amsterdam, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Leiden 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 Netherlands public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Leiden 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 Leiden's local time, use our time calculator.
In Netherlands, 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 Netherlands calendar for this year's transition.