Current Time in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
3:58:50 PM
15:58:50
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Berlin
Time zone details
Dessau is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Dessau
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Germany
- Administrative area
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- German
- Dialing code
- +49
- Population
- 67,747
- Elevation
- Approximately 63 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 51° 50' N / 12° 14' E
Convert Dessau time
Compare Dessau with another city or time zone
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Dessau local time
Clock changes in Dessau
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 11 hr 02 min3 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
View full Sun & Moon detailsHide full Sun & Moon details
Saturday, October 10, 2026
View Dessau on SavvyTime's time-zone map
Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 02 min3 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (31.4° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (0% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Saturday, October 3, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 hr 02 min | 3 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 58 min | 3 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 54 min | 3 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 50 min | 3 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 46 min | 3 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 42 min | 3 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 38 min | 3 min 52 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Dessau
Loading weather forecast…
Plan around Dessau
Time context
Dessau follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Berlin
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Germany
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Leipzig/Halle AirportLEJLarge airport · Serves Schkeuditz46.5 km south
Source: OurAirports record · LEJ / EDDP
About 46.5 km (28.9 mi) south of Dessau
Scheduled airline service in source data
Berlin Brandenburg AirportBERLarge airport · Serves Berlin104 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · BER / EDDB
About 104 km (64.4 mi) northeast of Dessau
Scheduled airline service in source data
Erfurt-Weimar AirportERFLarge airport · Serves Erfurt131 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · ERF / EDDE
About 131 km (81.2 mi) southwest of Dessau
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Dessau in?
- Dessau currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Berlin.
- When is the next clock change in Dessau?
- Clocks in Dessau move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Dessau currently on daylight saving time?
- Dessau is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Dessau right now?
- Dessau is currently UTC+02:00