Current Local Time in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

6:53:10 am CET

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Country:	Germany
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Lat/Long:	50°56'N / 6°58'E
Elevation:	55 m
Currency:	Euro (EUR)
Languages:	German
Country Code:	+49

°F

Weather

52 °F

Clear.
56 / 49 °F

Wed 10.		56 / 49 °F
Thu 11.		51 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

CET (Central European Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

DST started

Mar 30, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Oct 26, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

9 hours ahead of
Los Angeles

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Sunrise

8:22 am
↑ 127° Southeast

Sunset

4:26 pm
↑ 233° Southwest

Day length

8 hours, 3 minutes
-1m 17s shorter

Moon 76.3%

Set – 12:14 pm
Rise – 9:48 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:24 pm
Altitude: 16.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:21 am – 7:01 am
5:47 pm – 6:27 pm

Nautical
Twilight

7:01 am – 7:43 am
5:05 pm – 5:47 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:43 am – 8:22 am
4:26 pm – 5:05 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
12:14 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
9:51 pm

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Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN
About 9 mi ESE of Cologne
Düsseldorf International Airport, DUS
About 25 mi NNW of Cologne
Frankfurt Airport, FRA
About 95 mi SE of Cologne

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025