Time in Ratekau, Germany now: time zone, sunrise & sunset

Ratekau time zone

Time zone: Central European Standard Time (CET)
UTC offset: UTC+1
IANA time zone: Europe/Berlin
Week number: 44

Daylight saving time in Ratekau

Standard time is in effect in Ratekau (UTC+1).

On Sunday, 28 March 2027, at 02:00, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (UTC+2).

Sunrise and sunset in Ratekau today

Sunrise: 07:15
Sunset: 16:45
Solar noon: 12:00
Golden hour: 06:52–08:08 and 15:52–17:08
Day length: 9 h 30 min (3 min 58 s shorter than yesterday)
Twilight: 06:38–07:15 and 16:45–17:22
Next solar eclipse: Partial solar eclipse, 2 August 202730% of the Sun covered, maximum at 11:11

Sunrise and sunset for the whole year

Moon in Ratekau today

Waning gibbous
Illumination: 63%

Moonrise: 20:43
Moonset: 13:47
Next full moon: Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 15:53
Next new moon: Monday, 9 November 2026, 08:02
Next lunar eclipse: Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 05:13

Moon phases for the year

About Ratekau

Ratekau is located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Local time in Ratekau follows CET (UTC+1). Berlin, the capital, is 238 km away. The population of Ratekau is about 15,921.

Where is Ratekau

Places near Ratekau

Bad Schwartau 4 km 20:47
Timmendorfer Strand 6 km 20:47
Stockelsdorf 8 km 20:47
Scharbeutz 9 km 20:47
Lübeck 9 km 20:47
Ahrensbök 12 km 20:47
Süsel 15 km 20:47
Neustadt in Holstein 19 km 20:47

Time in other cities in Germany

Berlin 20:47
Hamburg 20:47
Munich 20:47
Cologne 20:47
Frankfurt am Main 20:47
Düsseldorf 20:47
Stuttgart 20:47
Essen 20:47
Dortmund 20:47
Dresden 20:47

Time difference from Ratekau

+ means the time there is ahead of Ratekau, − that it is behind.

Los Angeles USA 12:47 PM −8 hours
Mexico City Mexico 13:47 −7 hours
Chicago USA 2:47 PM −6 hours
New York USA 3:47 PM −5 hours
Toronto Canada 15:47 −5 hours
São Paulo Brazil 16:47 −4 hours
London UK 19:47 −1 hour
Berlin Germany 20:47 same time
Paris France 20:47 same time
Cairo Egypt 21:47 +1 hour
Istanbul Turkey 22:47 +2 hours
Moscow Russia 22:47 +2 hours
Dubai UAE 23:47 +3 hours
Mumbai India 01:17 +4.5 hours
Beijing China 03:47 +7 hours
Hong Kong 03:47 +7 hours
Singapore 03:47 +7 hours
Seoul South Korea 04:47 +8 hours
Tokyo Japan 04:47 +8 hours
Sydney Australia 06:47 +10 hours

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Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Ratekau in?

Ratekau is in the CET time zone (Europe/Berlin), UTC+1.

When do the clocks change in Ratekau?

On Sunday, 28 March 2027, at 02:00, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (UTC+2).

What is the UTC offset in Ratekau?

The current UTC offset in Ratekau is UTC+1.

What is UTC?

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in Ratekau is currently UTC+1.

What time is sunrise in Ratekau today?

Today the sun rises in Ratekau at 07:15 and sets at 16:45.

How far is Ratekau from Berlin?

Ratekau is 238 km from Berlin in a straight line.