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Current local time in Dresden

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Calling Code +49
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Sun & moon in Dresden today

Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
18:46
Daylight
11.7hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Dresden

J8.4 hrsF10 hrsM11.8 hrsA13.8 hrsM15.5 hrsJ16.5 hrsJ16.1 hrsA14.6 hrsS12.7 hrsO10.8 hrsN9 hrsD8 hrs

Working hours in Dresden

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DresdenUTC+2
06121824
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Time zone guide for Dresden

Dresden, Germany runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. The time difference between Dresden and New York is 6 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Dresden lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. The time difference between Dresden and London is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Dresden lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. The time difference between Dresden and Tokyo is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Dresden lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Dresden.

Practical information for Dresden

Dresden (Germany) is home to roughly 560K people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:03, sunset at 18:46. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 51° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Germany

Germany

Capital

Berlin

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

UTC+2 · Europe/Berlin

Coordinates

51.05°N, 13.74°E

Currency

EUR (€)

Calling Code

+49

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

German

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Church Rebuilt From Its Own Rubble

The Frauenkirche was destroyed in February 1945 and left as a ruin for decades. Reconstruction from 1994 to 2005 reused about 3,800 original stones, each catalogued and returned to its position — they are the dark blocks scattered across the pale new sandstone.

The clock: Dresden runs on UTC+1. Its Zwinger palace has a clock pavilion with a carillon of Meissen porcelain bells, installed in the 1930s.

The sun and the clock in Dresden (2026)

Solar noon12:05on UTC+1 standard time
Longest day16h 34m22 June
Shortest day7h 54m22 December
Yearly average12h 16mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise04:4918 June
Latest sunset21:2426 June

Dresden lies at 13.7°E. Its time zone, UTC+1, is built around the 15°E meridian. The 1.3° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 5 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:05 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 65 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:05.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 16h 34m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 7h 54m. The swing between them is 8h 39m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Dresden the sun comes up earliest on 18 June at 04:49, while the latest sunset waits until 26 June at 21:24. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Dresden that civil twilight runs about 33 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 47 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Dresden?

The official timezone for Dresden, Germany is Europe/Berlin with a current UTC offset of UTC+2.

What is the population and location of Dresden?

Dresden has an estimated population of 560K and is located at coordinates 51.05°N, 13.74°E.

How many hours of daylight does Dresden get?

Dresden gets 16h 34m of daylight on its longest day and 7h 54m on its shortest, averaging 12h 16m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Dresden?

Solar noon in Dresden falls at about 12:05 on UTC+1 standard time, because the city sits 1.3° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Dresden?

A Church Rebuilt From Its Own Rubble: The Frauenkirche was destroyed in February 1945 and left as a ruin for decades. Reconstruction from 1994 to 2005 reused about 3,800 original stones, each catalogued and returned to its position — they are the dark…