Hijken in numbers
- Coordinates
- 52.8950, 6.4972
- Population
- 640
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 123 km away
What time is it in Hijken, Drenthe, Netherlands
This is the current time in Hijken, Drenthe, Netherlands, shown for the Europe/Amsterdam time zone (+2).
Hijken, Netherlands
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Hijken
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Hijken keeps Europe/Amsterdam time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:50 Solar noon 13:35 Sunset 20:19 Daylight 13 h 29 min Night 10 h 31 min Civil twilight 06:14 – 20:55
Weather in Hijken right now
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Hijken and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9415
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Drenthe
Same time zone — Europe/Amsterdam
Nearby places
Local time details for Hijken
1 codes make up the postal map of Hijken.
Hijken keeps the Europe/Amsterdam zone, which is UTC+2. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Today the day starts in Hijken at 06:50 with sunrise and ends at 20:19 with sunset. Daylight lasts 13 h 29 min.
The hour in Hijken is the hour in Beilen and Hooghalen as well.
Questions and answers
- Is Europe/Amsterdam the time zone for Hijken?
- Yes, Europe/Amsterdam is the time zone for Hijken, with an offset of +2.
- Does Hijken shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Hijken: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Hijken?
- It is 20:19.