Current time in Copenhagen, Denmark
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Copenhagen
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Capital Region, Denmark (capital) · 55.68° N, 12.57° E
- Population
- 1,153,615
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Copenhagen at about 12:10 standard time: the clock runs about 10 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:53 and 13:16 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:12 | 18:23 | 12h 11m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:25 | 21:57 | 17h 32m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:56 | 19:06 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:37 | 15:38 | 7h 01m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:08–18:50 (11 h 42 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.