Current Time in Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Lat/Long: 51.92° N, 4.48° 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
Time now in other cities in Netherlands:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Rotterdam
Sunrise
in Rotterdam
↑
5:27 AM
Sunset
in Rotterdam
↓
10:04 PM
Day Length
16h 37m
Dawn
in Rotterdam
4:38 AM
Dusk
in Rotterdam
10:53 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Rotterdam
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.1%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 23:27
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 06:16
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FAQ — Time in Rotterdam
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 01:15:18 in Rotterdam, 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.
Rotterdam 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, Rotterdam 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.
Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam'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.