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Hanover

UTC+2

Germany · CEST

Summer
02:43:58Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:00↓ 21:4824:00
Sunrise
05:00
Sunset
21:48
Daylight
16.8hrs
Population
540K
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Hanover, Germany runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Hanover and New York. 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 Hanover lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Hanover and London. 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 Hanover lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Hanover and Tokyo. 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 Hanover 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 Hanover.

Practical Info

Hanover (Germany) is home to roughly 540K people. Today brings about 16.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 21:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 52° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Germany

Germany

Capital

Berlin

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

CEST · Europe/Berlin

Coordinates

52.37°N, 9.74°E

Currency

EUR (€)

Calling Code

+49

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

German

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Red Line You Can Follow

Hanover painted a 4.2-kilometre red line on its pavements in 1971, guiding visitors past 36 sights without a map or a guide. It is repainted regularly and has been copied by other cities since.

The clock: Hanover keeps UTC+1. Its Messe is the largest exhibition ground in the world by hall area, at roughly 400,000 square metres.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

8h overlap
HanoverUTC+2
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824