Vatican City
Time now in Vatican City
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Vatican
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
829
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
07:59
Day length
13h 34m
Coordinates
41.90, 12.45
Time difference from Vatican City
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Vatican City right now.
Vatican City on the map
About the time in Vatican City
Around 829 people live in Vatican City, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:26 and sunset at 07:59 local time, giving 13h 34m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.90, 12.45) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Vatican City.
Vatican City runs on Europe/Vatican, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Vatican City
- Does Vatican City change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Vatican City right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Vatican City, updating every second from Europe/Vatican (UTC +2).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Vatican City?
- Vatican City is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Vatican City in?
- Vatican City uses Europe/Vatican, currently UTC +2.