Current Time in Vatican City, Vatican City 🇻🇦
Lat/Long: 41.9° N, 12.45° E
Country: 🇻🇦 Vatican City
IANA Timezone: Europe/Vatican
Timezone: CET
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CEST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Vatican City: CET
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Vatican City: CEST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Vatican City
Sunrise
in Vatican City
↑
5:37 AM
Sunset
in Vatican City
↓
8:49 PM
Day Length
15h 11m
Dawn
in Vatican City
5:02 AM
Dusk
in Vatican City
9:24 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Vatican City
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
97.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:09
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 04:34
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FAQ — Time in Vatican City
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 07:09:30 in Vatican City, Vatican City. 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.
Vatican City uses Europe/Vatican (CET) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Vatican, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Vatican City 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 Vatican City public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Vatican City 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 Vatican City's local time, use our time calculator.
In Vatican City, 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 Vatican City calendar for this year's transition.