Current Time in Denmark
Denmark uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Denmark
It's 8:02 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Denmark on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Denmark observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Copenhagen
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Copenhagen
Århus
Odense
Aalborg
How Denmark writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25. november 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15.30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the da-DK locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Denmark
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas EveJuleaftensdagThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayJuledag / 1. juledagFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's Day2. juledagSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's EveNytårsaftensdagThu, 31 December 2026 · in 56 days
- New Year's DayNytårsdagFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
Time difference from Denmark
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Denmark time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:02 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:02 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:02 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:02 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:02 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:02 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:02 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:02 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Denmark at a glance
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Population
- 6,011,488
- Currency
- Danish krone (DKK)
Questions about time in Denmark
- What time is it in Denmark right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:02 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Denmark.
- How many time zones does Denmark have?
- Denmark uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Copenhagen).
- Does Denmark observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Denmark observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Denmark?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Eve on Thu, 24 December 2026.