About the time in Copenhagen

Copenhagen is a city in Denmark. It uses the Europe/Copenhagen time zone, which is currently UTC+2 — that is, +2 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Copenhagen observes daylight saving time, so its UTC offset shifts by one hour between summer and winter.

Compared with other major cities right now, Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Copenhagen in?

Copenhagen follows the Europe/Copenhagen time zone (UTC+2). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Copenhagen observe daylight saving time?

Yes — clocks shift by one hour between summer and winter, and the times on this page adjust automatically on the changeover dates.

Sunrise and sunset in Copenhagen

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Copenhagen's coordinates (55.68°, 12.57°) and shown in local Copenhagen time. They shift a little every day through the year and jump by an hour on daylight saving changeover dates.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Copenhagen's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.