Amsterdam
North Holland, The Netherlands
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Europe/AmsterdamCET
- Sunrise
- 7:56 am
- Sunset
- 4:52 pm
- Daylight
- 8 hours 56 minutes201 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 135 days
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Daylight saving in Amsterdam
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Amsterdam is on CET, UTC+1: standard time. That is 135 days away.
Amsterdam time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Amsterdam, 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Amsterdam and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 6:17 am | 06:17 | 9 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 8:17 am | 08:17 | 7 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:17 am | 08:17 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 9:17 am | 09:17 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 9:17 am | 09:17 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:17 am | 11:17 | 4 hours behind |
| London GMT | 2:17 pm | 14:17 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CET | 3:17 pm | 15:17 | the same time |
| Berlin CET | 3:17 pm | 15:17 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:17 pm | 16:17 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EET | 4:17 pm | 16:17 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 5:17 pm | 17:17 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:17 pm | 18:17 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 7:47 pm | 19:47 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 10:17 pm | 22:17 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 11:17 pm | 23:17 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 1:17 am Fri | 01:17 | 10 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 3:17 am Fri | 03:17 | 12 hours ahead |
About Amsterdam
- Population
- 741636
- Coordinates
- 52.374, 4.890
- Region
- North Holland, The Netherlands
- IANA zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Solar noon
- 12:24 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Amsterdam right now?
It is 3:17 pm (15:17 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Amsterdam. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Amsterdam in?
Amsterdam uses the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, currently CET (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CET are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Amsterdam on daylight saving time right now?
No. Amsterdam is on standard time (CET). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Amsterdam?
The next change is on Sunday, 28th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+2.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Amsterdam today?
The sun rises at 7:56 am and sets at 4:52 pm today, giving 8 hours 56 minutes of daylight. That is 201 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Amsterdam of Los Angeles?
Amsterdam is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:17 pm in Amsterdam, it is 6:17 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is in North Holland, The Netherlands, at 52.37° N, 4.89° E, with a population of about 741,636. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.