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
Local time right now in Hijken, Drenthe, Netherlands appears above, in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone (+2).
Hijken, Netherlands
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Hijken
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Hijken keeps Europe/Amsterdam clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:00 AM Solar noon 1:21 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:26 AM – 7:16 PM
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
Hijken keeps the Europe/Amsterdam zone, which is UTC+2. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
In Hijken, today's sun rises at 8:00 AM and sets at 6:41 PM. Light stays for 10 h 41 min.
The clock reading for Hijken covers nearby Nuil and Kraloo as well.
Addresses in Hijken fall under 1 postal code.
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 6:41 PM.