What time zone is Altenburg in?

Altenburg is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Berlin. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Altenburg use daylight saving time?

Yes. Altenburg changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Altenburg and UTC?

Altenburg is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Altenburg

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 03:58

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Altenburg: 03:58 · 11 Nov 2026

Altenburg time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Germany uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1State of Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Altenburg

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Altenburg
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	02:58	1 h behind	Compare Altenburg and London
New York	21:58-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Altenburg and New York
Los Angeles	18:58-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Altenburg and Los Angeles
Berlin	03:58	Same time	Compare Altenburg and Berlin
Dubai	06:58	3 h ahead	Compare Altenburg and Dubai
New Delhi	08:28	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Altenburg and New Delhi
Singapore	10:58	7 h ahead	Compare Altenburg and Singapore
Tokyo	11:58	8 h ahead	Compare Altenburg and Tokyo
Sydney	13:58	10 h ahead	Compare Altenburg and Sydney
Copenhagen	03:58	Same time	Compare Altenburg and Copenhagen

Sun in Altenburg today

Daylight

9h 9m today - 7h 24m less than the longest day and 1h 14m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Altenburg

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: Thuringia
Population: 38,568
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 50.9876°, 12.4368°

Public holidays in Germany

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 138 days
Nationallong weekend

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Altenburg

Airports

LEJ
Leipzig/Halle Airport
50 km north
Same local time
KLV
Karlovy Vary Airport
94 km south
Same local time
DRS
Dresden Airport
94 km east
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Gera28 km · Same time
Zwickau29 km · Same time
Chemnitz38 km · Same time
Leipzig39 km · Same time
Plauen58 km · Same time
Jena60 km · Same time
Halle (Saale)63 km · Same time
Weimar78 km · Same time
London875 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Minsk1073 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Altenburg in?: Altenburg uses Europe/Berlin: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Altenburg have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between Altenburg and London?: Altenburg is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Altenburg from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Altenburg.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Altenburg in?: Altenburg is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Berlin. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Altenburg use daylight saving time?: Yes. Altenburg changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Altenburg and UTC?: Altenburg is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Altenburg

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Leipzig/Halle Airport

Karlovy Vary Airport

Dresden Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now